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The Milwaukee Brewers fell to the New York Mets on Tuesday night, 4-0, at American Family Field in Milwaukee.
The loss marks the first for the Brewers after they began the second half of the season on a four-game winning streak. Additionally, they lost control of the best record in Major League Baseball to the Los Angeles Dodgers one day after taking it from them.
After the Brewers defeated the Mets on Monday, 8-3, to open the series, their offense took a turn for the worse on Tuesday.
For whatever reason, it just wasn’t Milwaukee’s night to swing the bat. In the bottom of the first inning, Jackson Chourio hit a leadoff single, but that ended up being the only hit the Brewers notched until the sixth inning.
Time after time, Milwaukee’s batting order struggled against Mets left-hander Zac Thornton and the defense behind him. The 24-year-old rookie did not put up flashy numbers, but he did not need to. He just needed to produce situations where his defense could make plays, and it did.
By the bottom of the sixth, Thornton had a line consisting of one strikeout, one walk, and one hit allowed. The Brewers finally broke through against him when Cooper Pratt hit a leadoff single, and Joey Ortiz followed it up with a single of his own.
It looked as if Milwaukee was gaining momentum, but it quickly fizzled out when Thornton struck out Chourio before Pratt was thrown out at third base. Then, Brice Turang flew out to left field.
Throughout the season, the Brewers have been able to use comeback efforts to get in the game. Whether it be early or late, an answer may never be far off, but on Tuesday, it never came.
After Thornton’s night ended, the Mets' bullpen took over in the form of three relievers, and the Brewers did not have a solution then, either. From the bottom of the sixth onward, Milwaukee registered just one more hit.
Conversely, the Brewers employed three pitchers in the second game of the series. Right-hander Brandon Sproat got the starting nod, and he pitched 4.2 innings while striking out four batters and allowing four hits, two earned runs and four walks. He was assessed the losing decision, which made him 3-5 on the year.
After Chad Patrick got through the fifth inning in shaky fashion, newly-acquired righty Bryse Wilson went the rest of the way, giving up seven hits and an earned run while striking out two batters in four innings of work.
Overall, the Mets played like the more desperate team, and that’s because they are. If New York does not turn things around quickly, whatever dim light that is still shining on its postseason aspirations will flicker out. With a very difficult schedule remaining, the Mets will be required to beat good teams like the Brewers.
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The loss marks the first for the Brewers after they began the second half of the season on a four-game winning streak. Additionally, they lost control of the best record in Major League Baseball to the Los Angeles Dodgers one day after taking it from them.
After the Brewers defeated the Mets on Monday, 8-3, to open the series, their offense took a turn for the worse on Tuesday.
For whatever reason, it just wasn’t Milwaukee’s night to swing the bat. In the bottom of the first inning, Jackson Chourio hit a leadoff single, but that ended up being the only hit the Brewers notched until the sixth inning.
Time after time, Milwaukee’s batting order struggled against Mets left-hander Zac Thornton and the defense behind him. The 24-year-old rookie did not put up flashy numbers, but he did not need to. He just needed to produce situations where his defense could make plays, and it did.
By the bottom of the sixth, Thornton had a line consisting of one strikeout, one walk, and one hit allowed. The Brewers finally broke through against him when Cooper Pratt hit a leadoff single, and Joey Ortiz followed it up with a single of his own.
It looked as if Milwaukee was gaining momentum, but it quickly fizzled out when Thornton struck out Chourio before Pratt was thrown out at third base. Then, Brice Turang flew out to left field.
Throughout the season, the Brewers have been able to use comeback efforts to get in the game. Whether it be early or late, an answer may never be far off, but on Tuesday, it never came.
After Thornton’s night ended, the Mets' bullpen took over in the form of three relievers, and the Brewers did not have a solution then, either. From the bottom of the sixth onward, Milwaukee registered just one more hit.
Conversely, the Brewers employed three pitchers in the second game of the series. Right-hander Brandon Sproat got the starting nod, and he pitched 4.2 innings while striking out four batters and allowing four hits, two earned runs and four walks. He was assessed the losing decision, which made him 3-5 on the year.
After Chad Patrick got through the fifth inning in shaky fashion, newly-acquired righty Bryse Wilson went the rest of the way, giving up seven hits and an earned run while striking out two batters in four innings of work.
Overall, the Mets played like the more desperate team, and that’s because they are. If New York does not turn things around quickly, whatever dim light that is still shining on its postseason aspirations will flicker out. With a very difficult schedule remaining, the Mets will be required to beat good teams like the Brewers.
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