“He’s been around a while for a reason,” Peterson said. “He’s a great hitter and a tough out. Like you saw tonight it was just mixing things up, fastball, slider, left on left changeup.”

“It takes everything to get that guy out. He’s a great hitter and a great player in this league. It was good to have success tonight,” he said.

Freeman struck out four times for the second time this season. He had four strikeouts July 28 at Tampa Bay.

Freeman, who began the game batting .359, hit an inning-ending double play in the seventh with the bases loaded on a 1-0 pitch against Justin Wilson. Freeman struck out in the ninth to end it.

“He’s not an easy AB for anybody,” Wilson said. “He’s a great hitter, it’s been proven. Luckily, he hit it hard enough to Robbie.”

Freeman’s 12-game hitting streak ended and his batting average dropped to .349. He leads Washington’s Juan Soto by 11 points in the batting race.

The MVP candidate also saw his on-base streak ended at 33 games, the longest in the majors this season on the same day Braves legend Chipper Jones tweeted his support for Freeman’s MVP candidacy.

Robinson Canó had three hits, including a two-run double off rookie Ian Anderson (3-1) after the Mets opened the game with three straight walks. He added a solo homer in the eighth after Dominic Smith opened the inning with a homer off Shane Greene, who allowed multiple runs for the first time in 31 appearances.