Man, you gotta feel for Mets fans right now. Monday night at American Family Field was an absolute gut punch, with the Brewers taking down the Mets 8-3. But the real story? Freddy Peralta’s emotional return to Milwaukee turned into an absolute nightmare, and the guy just could not catch a break against his old squad. This was a brutal one to watch, especially for anyone hoping to see Peralta dominate.
Peralta’s Homecoming Nightmare
The Brewers came out swinging against Peralta, and his former teammates jumped all over him from the jump. Over the first three innings, they tagged him for five runs on six hits, and it felt like every one of them was a missile. Four of those hits went for extra bases, including two that left the yard entirely. The biggest blow had to be Cooper Pratt’s first career homer, a moment that will haunt Peralta for a while. To his credit, Peralta battled. He found a rhythm in the fourth, dealing his first clean inning, and then followed that up with a perfect fifth. You could see him trying to push through for one more, but the tank was empty. He was pulled in the sixth after putting runners on the corners with a walk and Pratt’s third hit of the night. Then, to twist the knife, Xzavion Curry came in and served up a three-run homer to Joey Ortiz on the very first pitch he threw. That officially closed Peralta’s line with seven runs allowed on eight hits and a pair of walks over just 5.1 innings. Just devastating.
Offense Stalls and Robert’s Rough Return
Meanwhile, the Mets offense couldn’t get anything going against Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski. They wasted golden opportunities in both the first and third innings, scratching across just one run while stranding four runners on base against the hard-throwing All-Star right-hander. Misiorowski, pitching on 13 days rest in his first start after the All-Star break, was pulled after the top of the fourth, but he still finished with an incredible line: just one unearned run allowed on four hits and a walk, while striking out six. He even lowered his ERA to a microscopic 1.57 for the season.
It wasn’t all bad news for the Mets, though. Francisco Lindor kept his plate appearance streak alive, lining a two-out opposite-field single in the first after reaching in all five of his plate appearances Sunday. However, he was retired his next time up and finished 1-for-4, though he did drive in a run with a groundout in his last at-bat. Luis Robert Jr. made his return from the IL and went hitless in four trips to the plate, striking out three times and ripping a 106.7 mph liner right at the third baseman. Jorge Polanco also picked up his second RBI since returning with a two-out single in the eighth. Credit to Curry too; after that rough first pitch, he actually did a decent job of eating innings to save the bullpen, giving up a walk and just one other hit while striking out a pair over the final 2.2 frames. He’s got a 3.00 ERA over his first five appearances, mostly in mop-up duty.
The Brewers’ Game MVP was definitely Cooper Pratt. The 21-year-old was a pest all night, reaching three times in four plate appearances and, of course, hitting that crushing first career homer. The Mets and Brewers continue their series on Tuesday at 7:40 p.m. Zac Thornton (0-1, 2.60 ERA) takes the ball for the Mets against former Mets prospect Brandon Sproat (3-4, 5.16 ERA). Can the Mets bounce back, or will this tough series continue? We’ll be watching to see how they respond after this gut-wrenching loss!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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