David Peterson had just walked back to the dugout after eight innings and 97 pitches when New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza approached him. “Kind of pulled me aside and said let’s have a talk and wanted to hear what I had to say,

David Peterson pitched a six-hitter for the first nine-inning complete game of his professional career, and the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 for their fifth straight win.

Peterson needed just nine pitches in the ninth inning to finish a shutout in the Mets’ 5-0 win over the Nationals on Wednesday night at Citi Field. In total, he threw 106 pitches. He allowed just six hits, no walks. He struck out six batters. “This is what we strive for,” Peterson said.