This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/mets as David Peterson has emerged as the ace for the New York Mets. With another quality start last night against the San Francisco Giants, it is fair to say that David Peterson has solidified himself as the New York Mets ' ace.

Mark Vientos' two-out, two-run double in the sixth inning gave the Mets the lead, and four Mets pitchers combined to make it stand up as New York made it two straight over the host San Francisco Giants with a 2-1 victory Saturday night.

David Peterson is doing that last part very, very well this season. And in the Mets' 2-1 win over the Giants at Oracle Park on Saturday night – their sixth victory in a row – the big lefty continued the trend.

The New York Mets have a lot going for them this season, but they need to step on the gas at the trade deadline. New York's lineup has underperformed slightly, and could use a center fielder. But if they're going to exhaust more resources on the deadline,

Fortunately, the Mets got to work on fixing their bullpen late on Wednesday afternoon. Options have been slim, but New York found a potential solution. According to Ken Rosenthal