Freddy Peralta has 'confidence back,' mows down Mets in first meeting since trade

Freddy Peralta admitted there were some emotions facing off with his old Mets teammates for the first time since being shipped out of town on Tuesday night.  Once the game began, though, Peralta was all business.  Mets fans saw an all too familiar sight out of the gate, as Francisco Lindor jumped all over a sixth-pitch curveball from Peralta in the middle of the zone for a leadoff homer.  New York put two more on in the inning, but the right-hander was in complete control from there.  "He got better as the game went on," Lindor said.  Peralta went on to retire 17 of the last 18 batters he faced, including the final 13 of the night in order, absolutely carving his way through the Mets' lineup.  He held his old mates to just the one run on the Lindor homer and two other hits while walking none and striking out seven across six innings of work to pick up his second straight victory.  The right-hander was extremely efficient in the process, putting together three single-digit pitch frames, and throwing no more than 13 in any of his innings to finish with 76 on the night.  He did so by once again leaning on his four-seam fastball and changeup, a tweak that the Rays made to his pitch usage that's helped him put together back-to-back quality outings.  Just like that, Peralta feels the issues that plagued him in New York are behind him. "I have my confidence back," he said. "That's the most important thing for a pitcher, when you trust your stuff again -- my fastball is my best pitch, and I feel like a superhero when it's working, so it's amazing."