The Mets’ offensive struggles continued on Tuesday and David Peterson continued to struggle on the mound as the Mets dropped game two to the Reds 7-2. They have now dropped their fifth game in a row and have lost seven of their last eight games. Juan Soto represented the only offense for the Mets on Tuesday.

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Peterson walked two and gave up a single to load the bases before giving up a two-out double to Eugenio Suarez to give the Reds a 2-0 lead in the first. He then gave up three more runs in the fourth. The Reds hit three straight singles off of Peterson before Elly De La Cruz hit an RBI double.

The Reds continued to pour it on in the sixth as Peterson gave up back-to-back hits, including an RBI double to Tyler Stephenson that made it a 6-0 Reds lead before Sean Manaea came in to relieve Peterson and get the Mets out of the inning.

Peterson’s day officially ended with six earned runs on 11 hits, three walks, and four strikeouts through five innings.

Prior to the sixth inning, the Mets had just one hit, a double by Luis Torrens in the third. But they finally showed a tinge of life in the sixth. Bo Bichette hit a one-out single paved the way for Soto who came up behind him and hit a two-run home run that finally put the Mets on the board to make it a 6-2 game. Soto has now homered five times in the last seven days and has at least one hit in 10 of his last 13 games as he continues to heat up. He has 11 home runs on the season.

The Reds struck back in the eighth as three straight hits, including an RBI single to Sal Stewart made it a 7-2 game.

The Reds never looked back on the lead they took early as they out-hit the Mets 15-5 and went on to defeat New York 7-2 to claim game two and the series.

Player of the Game

Tuesday night’s player of the game was Soto, whose lone hit of the night represented the Mets’ only runs of the day.

On Deck

The Mets and Reds conclude their three-game set on Wednesday at Citi Field. It will be left-handed pitcher Andrew Abbott (4-2, 3.97 ERA, 38 SO) on the board for the Reds. The Mets had yet to announce their starter for Wednesday when game two ended Tuesday night. But it is known that Jonah Tong will pitch at some point during the matchup.