Series Thread: Milw. Brewers @ NY Mets (5/20-22)

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• Series preview: Mets vs. Brewers



NEW YORK METS (22-18, third place/NL East) vs. MILWAUKEE BREWERS (18-23, fourth place/NL Central)

Friday: LHP Steven Matz (5-1, 2.86 ERA) vs. RHP Wily Peralta (2-4, 7.30), 7:10 p.m. ET

Saturday: RHP Jacob deGrom (3-1, 2.50) vs. RHP Zach Davies (1-3, 5.58), 4:10 p.m. ET

Sunday: RHP Noah Syndergaard (4-2, 2.19) vs. RHP Chase Anderson (2-5, 5.32), 1:10 p.m. ET

 

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•Morning Briefing: Will weekend Brew help Nats hangover?


NEW YORK -- Maybe Wily Peralta will help reverse the recent struggles of theNew York Mets.

Peralta, who has the highest ERA and WHIP in the majors, starts opposite Steven Matz as the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers open a three-game series Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET at Citi Field.

Matz is making his first start since May 9, and Mets manager Terry Collins said he likely will be slightly conservative with his pitch count. Matz received a cortisone injection Monday to address recent left-forearm soreness.

The teams meet for the first time since the Mets bailed on a July 29 trade that would have brought Carlos Gomez to Queens for Zack Wheeler and Wilmer Flores. Both of those Mets currently are on the disabled list, though, and Gomez is now with the Houston Astros.

The Mets clearly made out well by backing off Gomez over concern about his hip and instead landing Yoenis Cespedes two days later for pitching prospectMichael Fulmer.

Where would the Mets have been with Gomez and not Cespedes?

“I can’t look back,” Collins said. “All I know is it happened from where we sit today.”

Cespedes is the quickest player to 30 homers in a Mets career -- 92 games.

“It’s meant a huge amount. It’s meant an enormous amount,” Collins said about Cespedes’ addition. “That’s why when we re-signed him, my first statement was we are an entirely different team with him in the middle of it because of those numbers. It takes a huge amount of pressure off the other guys in the lineup --David [Wright], [Lucas] Duda, [Neil] Walker, [Michael] Conforto. Even when we moved Michael to third, a lot of his success had to do with who was hitting behind him. So I think he’s changed a lot. Him being here has made a complete difference, and it makes us a different team.”

 

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Capt. America sits again, while Capt. Kirk returns to Citi as a beer maker...


NEW YORK -- Here are the lineups for Friday's 7:10 p.m. ET game against theMilwaukee Brewers.

Third baseman David Wright again is out of the lineup, as was the case Tuesday against the Washington Nationals. Manager Terry Collins indicated this was a scheduled day off for Wright.

Pitchers Sean Gilmartin and Erik Goeddel reportedly are in New York, although neither will be activated pregame because Matt Harvey wants to start in D.C. against the Nationals. Gilmartin cannot return within 10 days of a demotion without a corresponding DL move.







Curtis Granderson, RF

Asdrubal Cabrera, SS

Michael Conforto, LF

Yoenis Cespedes, CF

Neil Walker, 2B

Lucas Duda, 1B

Eric Campbell, 3B

Rene Rivera, C

Steven Matz, LHP






Jonathan Villar, SS

Hernan Perez, 3B

Jonathan Lucroy, C

Chris Carter, 1B

Aaron Hill, 2B

Kirk Nieuwenhuis, RF

Keon Broxton, CF

Alex Presley, LF

Wily Peralta, RHP



*(Ryan Braun remains sidelined with back stiffness, and fellow outfielderDomingo Santana has been placed on the disabled list.)

 

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LET'S GO MATZ - n - BATZ!!!

 

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Amazin's notch a much needed Dub.....

Matz, Conforto lead Mets to 3-2 win over Brewers

Steven Matz's precision precisely what the Mets needed

Mets give Steven Matz just enough offense to win in return

 

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WTF is going on w/ these guys????

Jeeeeeez....maybe, just maybe..they should consider implementing a yoga regimen to keep them loose & limber.
It works!!!... and it increases strength, flexibility and durability.


Lucas Duda (back) scratched, has MRI; status uncertain


*Soup isn't the answer, Sandy.

Call up Dominic Smith.

 

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NEW YORK -- Here are the lineups for Saturday's 4:10 p.m. ET game between the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Field.

Lucas Duda has been scratched, and Eric Campbell has been inserted in the lineup at first base. Duda received an anti-inflammatory injection on Monday for a back issue. He underwent an MRI on Saturday and may have a disc issue.


Mets

Curtis Granderson, RF

David Wright, 3B

Michael Conforto, LF

Yoenis Cespedes, CF

Neil Walker, 2B

Asdrubal Cabrera, SS

Campbell, 1B

Kevin Plawecki, C

Jacob deGrom, RHP



Brewers

Jonathan Villar, SS

Scooter Gennett, 2B

Jonathan Lucroy, C

Chris Carter, 1B

Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF

Aaron Hill, 3B

Alex Presley, LF

Ramon Flores, RF

Zach Davies, RHP

 

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This team seems to be regressing now....maybe it's time for Collins to go...he's not a motivator, or a good tactician.
I know Sandy has been dealing w/ personal health issues, but one of his assistants should take over for now to get some deals/trades/call ups in the works to upgrade.
This BS complacency isn't helping anyone but the other teams.

 

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These guys never use the hit & run/run & hit...and they suck at moving runners over....not to mention failing more times than not w/ RISP.

Unimaginative, lackluster baseball is for the frickin birds.

Ugghhhhh...

 

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well well well.......thank you, Captain.

 

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Mark Simon
ESPN Staff
5/21.
Mets third baseman David Wright entered the day in a four-way tie for the franchise lead in walk-off hits. He moved past Kevin McReynolds, Ed Kranepool and Rusty Staub with a game-winning single on a 3-0 pitch in the bottom of the ninth to give the Mets a 5-4 win over the Brewers on Saturday in Queens. Wright heard boos after striking out for the 50th time in 33 games, but turned those around with his clutch hit. "He's still a great player," said Mets manager Terry Collins. As the weather gets better, when he gets comfortable, I think he'll be fine."

 

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•Wright swings away, gives Mets 5-4 comeback win over Brewers

•Another comeback win for Mets, but do rotation concerns increase?

•Jacob DeGrom and Matt Harvey both battling through struggles now

 

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• Morning Briefing: Mets aim for sweep of Brewers


NEW YORK -- Here are the lineups for Sunday's 1:10 p.m. series finale between the New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Field.

The Mets aim for their first three-game sweep of the Brewers since 2008, and their first in Queens since 2002 at Shea Stadium.

Lucas Duda remains sidelined with a back issue.




Mets

Curtis Granderson, RF

David Wright, 3B

Michael Conforto, LF

Yoenis Cespedes, CF

Neil Walker, 2B

Asdrubal Cabrera, SS

Eric Campbell, 1B

Rene Rivera, C

Noah Syndergaard, RHP



Brewers

Jonathan Villar, SS

Scooter Gennett, 2B

Ryan Braun, LF

Jonathan Lucroy, C

Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF

Hernan Perez, 3B

Alex Presley, RF

Ramon Flores, 1B

Chase Anderson, RHP



*Braun had missed six of the past seven games with a back issue.

 

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Nice sweep of Milwaukee and the Mets now have a little bit of momentum heading into DC for the Nats series...but it's too bad the pitching matchups won't favor us....

Syndergaard brilliant again as Mets sweep Brewers

Syndergaard Ks 11, Conforto homers as Mets sweep Brewers