New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers

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Freddy Peralta walked into Milwaukee for the first time since the Brewers shipped him to Queens over the winter, and it wasn't the reunion anyone in Mets camp wanted. First pitch went off at 6:40 PM CT, with Jacob Misiorowski — the rookie who's quietly authored one of the best seasons in baseball — on the other mound looking to make his former teammate's old team pay.

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Mets(42-58)

WLWLL

3

+1.5-100+194o7.5-108

Brewers(62-37)

WWWLL

8

-1.5-104-199u7.5+111

Best BetBrewers -210

Postgame

Brewers rolled to an 8-3 win as home favorites, cashing the moneyline pick with ease.

Pregame

Backing Milwaukee at -206 wasn't glamorous, but Misiorowski's been the best story in baseball this year and the Brewers own one of the sport's best records for a reason. New York came in as sizable underdogs for good cause — the offense has been inconsistent and the rotation is stretched thin behind Peralta. Laying the price on the favorite here was the right side.

New York is already without Mark Vientos, who fractured his right hand and landed on the 10-day IL, thinning out a lineup that hasn't had much margin for error all year. Milwaukee's dealing with its own attrition — Brandon Woodruff is done for the season after opting for shoulder surgery, and Sal Frelick and David Hamilton are both nursing injuries — but the Brewers have kept winning anyway, riding one of the deepest rosters in the league into this series.

Freddy Peralta

(5-9)·4.99 ERA

Jul 11 vs Red Sox

L

4.1IP

2ER

6K

5BB

92P

07/20 Lineup

Jacob Misiorowski

(11-5)·1.63 ERA

Jul 7 @ Cardinals

W

7.0IP

3ER

11K

0BB

103P

07/20 Lineup

None of that stopped Milwaukee from opening as a heavy home favorite, and the board reflected just how lopsided this one looked on paper. New York came in as one of the National League's coldest teams by record, and Wisconsin sensed blood early.

New York Mets

(42-58)

Jul 19W@ Phillies6-1

Jul 18L@ Phillies1-6

Jul 16W@ Phillies4-1

Jul 12Lvs Red Sox2-3

Jul 11Lvs Red Sox0-4

Milwaukee Brewers

(62-37)

Jul 19Wvs Marlins3-1

Jul 18Wvs Marlins8-6

Jul 17Wvs Marlins2-1

Jul 12L@ Pirates5-14

Jul 11L@ Pirates2-3

The Brewers didn't wait around. Milwaukee scored in three of the first three innings, building a cushion before the Mets even got their footing, then tacked on 3 more in the 6th to turn a comfortable lead into a laugher. New York's only real push came far too late — a 2-run 8th that made the final margin look a little tidier than the game actually felt.

New York Mets

(7)

• 10-Day-ILMark Vientos (1B) — Mets interim manager Andy Green said Thursday that Vientos has been diagnosed with a fractured right hand and will be placed on the 10-day injured list, Chelsea Janes of SNY.tv reports.07/10
• 15-Day-ILAustin Warren (RP) — An MRI on Warren's right forearm revealed no ligament damage Wednesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.07/09
• 60-Day-ILClay Holmes (SP) — Holmes (fibula) is tentatively scheduled to make his first minor-league rehab start Thursday, MLB.com reports.07/20
• 60-Day-ILJustin Hagenman (RP) — The Mets announced June 1 that Hagenman (rib) has yet to resume a throwing program, MLB.com reports.07/13
• 60-Day-ILDedniel Nunez (RP) — Nunez (elbow) will begin a rehab assignment with Single-A St. Lucie on Thursday, Michael Mayer of MetsmerizedOnline.com reports.06/25
• 60-Day-ILReed Garrett (RP) — The Mets placed Garrett (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILTylor Megill (SP) — The Mets placed Megill (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.05/08

Milwaukee Brewers

(11)

• 10-Day-ILDavid Hamilton (3B) — Manager Pat Murphy said that Hamilton (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment Tuesday, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.07/18
• 10-Day-ILSal Frelick (RF) — The Brewers placed Frelick on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right shoulder strain, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.07/18
• 15-Day-ILDL Hall (RP) — Hall (pectoral) struck out a batter and allowed one hit and no walks over a scoreless inning Sunday in a rehab start with High-A Wisconsin.07/20
• 15-Day-ILKyle Harrison (SP) — Harrison (elbow) said a precautionary MRI returned "all good" and that he had no issues during his bullpen session Saturday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.07/19
• 15-Day-ILJoel Kuhnel (RP) — The Brewers placed Kuhnel on the 15-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to July 3, due to a right shoulder injury.07/04
• 60-Day-ILBrandon Lockridge (LF) — Manager Pat Murphy said that Lockridge (knee) is expected to begin a rehab assignment Wednesday, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILBrandon Woodruff (SP) — Woodruff announced Saturday that he will undergo season-ending capsule repair surgery on his right shoulder, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILRob Zastryzny (RP) — The Brewers transferred Zastryzny (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Wednesday.07/16
• 60-Day-ILBrian Fitzpatrick (RP) — Fitzpatrick (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery over the past week, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.07/05
• 60-Day-ILQuinn Priester (SP) — Priester will undergo thoracic outlet compression surgery on Monday and is expected to be sidelined 8-to-10 months, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.06/18
• 60-Day-ILAngel Zerpa (RP) — The Brewers transferred Zerpa (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Sunday.05/31

For Peralta, it's the kind of outing that's only going to keep fueling trade-deadline chatter out of Queens. Misiorowski, meanwhile, just kept building on a rookie season nobody saw coming, and Milwaukee's grip on the NL Central isn't loosening anytime soon.