Overview
- Peralta was roughed up by the Brewers on Monday, giving up seven runs in about five innings in his first return to Milwaukee since the winter trade.
- His season ERA sits near 5.01, which ranks among the highest for qualified starters and reflects repeated short outings and rising hard contact totals.
- Pitch-by-pitch data show drops in four-seam effectiveness and weaker strikeout and whiff rates on his changeup, curve and slider, producing more deep counts and fewer innings per start.
- The Mets are expected to take trade calls on Peralta before the Aug. 3 deadline but his recent results mean New York will likely get far less value than the top prospects it surrendered in January.
- The game also highlighted contrasting roster strategies when Brewers prospect Jacob Misiorowski excelled while Milwaukee plans to limit his innings, underscoring different team priorities about protecting young arms versus moving a struggling veteran.