It was an exciting start to the week in New York as the Brewers battled the Mets. Here is a complete recap of the series and what to expect next from the Brew Crew.
Brewers vs. Mets Game One:
Final Score: 2-1 Brewers
Colin Rea was on the bump for Milwaukee facing off against New York’s Justin Verlander. Both starters had solid starts. Rea tossed 6.1 innings and allowed just one earned run in what was probably his best start of the season and Verlander tossed five shutout innings. Runs were hard to come by for Milwaukee, a two-run home run courtesy of Joey Wiemer was all needed to win in game one.
Brewers vs. Mets Game Two:
Final Score: 7-2 Mets
Julio Teheran got the ball for Milwaukee in game two facing off against New York’s David Peterson. Teheran allowed seven runs in five innings, a brutal start. Peterson on the other hand tossed six shutouts. Milwaukee was unable to get things going offensively, their lone two runs came from a two-run single off the bat of Brian Anderson. The lack of offense and poor start from Teheran caused Milwaukee to drop game two.
Brewers vs. Mets Game Three:
Final Score: 5-2 Brewers
Wade Miley toed the slab for Milwaukee facing off against New York’s Kodai Senga. Both starters had rather pedestrian starts, Miley allowed two earned runs in four innings of work and Senga allowed two earned runs in five innings of work. Luckily for Milwaukee, their bullpen was able to out-pitch New York’s.
Milwaukee was able to provide appropriate run support in game three. Jesse Winker got the party started with a two-run double in the bottom of the first inning. Milwaukee then remained quiet until the sixth inning when Blake Perkins hit a go-ahead RBI single to make it 3-2. Christian Yelich’s two-run single in the eighth inning tied the ribbon on game three’s win.
Brewers vs. Mets Game Four:
Final Score: 3-2 Brewers
Adrian Houser was on the mound for Milwaukee in the series finale facing off against Max Scherzer. Houser and Scherzer went pitch for pitch in this one, each pitcher tossed six innings of two-run ball. Milwaukee’s offense wasn’t great but provided Houser with enough run support to get the win, they have held off the scoreboard until the sixth inning when Victor Caratini clubbed a two-run home run. Milwaukee added one more in the seventh with Brian Anderson’s go-ahead sac fly. The bullpen was able to shut the door and Milwaukee came out with the win in game three.
Takeaways:
This series was just classic Milwaukee baseball ball, solid pitching and defense with enough offense to get the job done. Let’s hope Milwaukee can squeeze a little more production out of their offense as they carry their momentum into their next series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.