The New York Mets are staring down an 8-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers tonight, after Freddy Peralta got shelled in his return and the offense couldn’t ever find a rhythm against Jacob Misiorowski and the Milwaukee bullpen. It was a rough night at American Family Field, plain and simple, with the Brewers jumping all over the Mets early.
Peralta’s Rough Return and the Brewers’ Power
Man, Freddy Peralta struggled big time tonight. This dude was back in Milwaukee, and it felt like he forgot how to pitch in the first inning alone. He walked Jackson Chourio, then Brice Turang just whacked a ball right over Jared Young’s head for an RBI double, making it 1-0. Then William Contreras struck out, only for Garrett Mitchell to smack another RBI single into right. By the time Andrew Vaughn flied out to end the first, Peralta’s pitch count was already at a whopping 24, and the Mets were down 2-0.
It didn’t get better. After the Mets went down in order in the second, Peralta started the third with a strikeout but then gave up a solo shot to Cooper Pratt. Later in that same inning, after a Christian Yelich double, Mitchell hit a ground-rule double, and Vaughn absolutely lofted a home run to extend the Brewers’ lead to 5-1. Pratt even stole second base in the fourth when Brett Baty couldn’t hold onto Alvarez’s throw, then got to third on a wild pitch from Peralta. Peralta got out of the fourth without giving up a run, but the damage was done. He was pulled in the sixth after walking Jake Bauers and giving up a single to Cooper Pratt. Xzavion Curry came in, and immediately, Joey Ortiz smashed a three-run dinger, the Brewers’ third home run of the night. Just like that, it was 8-1. Brutal.
Mets Offense Couldn’t Get Going When It Mattered
On the offensive side, the Mets just couldn’t solve Misiorowski, even after he left after the fourth inning. Bo Bichette broke his bat on an infield single in the first, putting to rest any no-hitter hopes, and Francisco Lindor singled too, but Jorge Polanco struck out to end the threat. That was pretty much the story of the night, guys. The Mets went down in order in the second.
They did get on the board in the third, though. Francisco Alvarez hit a single, then made it to third on an A.J. Ewing error. Juan Soto grounded into a double play, but Alvarez was able to score, making it 5-1. That was the only run until the eighth inning. Soto walked, Bichette hit a double, and Lindor grounded out, allowing Soto to score. Then Polanco came through with an RBI single to bring Bichette home, but Jared Young grounded out to strand Polanco, making the score 8-3. Curry actually retired all the batters in order in the bottom of the eighth, which is… something. But man, that 8-3 final just stings. The Mets have got to figure out this pitching situation, especially if starters are gonna get shelled this early. Fans are gonna need more than a late rally to get hyped about.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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