David Peterson rebounded for the Mets on Tuesday night, completing eight innings of one-run ball with a season-high 10 strikeouts against the Nationals.

With a stretch of 26 games in 27 days, the New York Mets could significantly benefit from moving to a six-man rotation.

It’s not just that David Peterson is pitching deep into games for the Mets. It’s that he’s the only one doing it. Peterson completed eight innings Tuesday in an 8-1 win over the Nationals, proving once again that when the Mets need length,

According to Britton, Peterson has gone six innings or more in 16 of his 24 starts, while the rest of the Mets staff has done so 18 times in 101 tries. Plus, Peterson has six of the Mets' eight starts of seven or more innings.

It’s no secret that Peterson, of all the Mets’ starters, has been the guy relied upon to pitch deep. This was the 16th time in 24 starts that Peterson has finished at least six innings; the rest of the rotation has done it 18 times in 101 tries. It’s the eighth time a Mets starter has finished seven or more innings; Peterson owns six of those.

There are few surer things in baseball right now than David Peterson mowing down the Washingto.Stick the Mets left-hander on the mound against this particular lineup, and you probably know the results before he ever throws a pitch.

New York Mets (66-58, second in the NL East) vs. Washington Nationals (50-74, fifth in the NL East) Washington; Tuesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: David Peterson (7-5, 3.30 ERA, 1.28 WHIP,

David Peterson allowed six runs in the Braves' nine-run fourth inning, the most the southpaw has allowed in two years.