New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers

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MIL	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	4	9	1

Christian Scott took the ball for the Mets at 1:10 PM CT looking to build on a start where he struck out 7 Phillies without issuing a walk. Across from him, Logan Henderson kept doing what he's done all season for Milwaukee — missing bats without needing to pound the strike zone low, a profile that's made the 23-year-old one of the more interesting arms in a stacked Brewers rotation.

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ML

Total

Mets(43-59)

WLWLW

3

+1.5-156+141o7.5+106

Brewers(63-38)

LWWWW

4

-1.5+150-144u7.5-106

Best BetBrewers -147

Postgame

Milwaukee won 4-3, cashing the moneyline as the Brewers' depth and Henderson's form carried the day.

Pregame

The Brewers were priced as clear favorites at -150 and cashed it, even after their bats went cold a night earlier. Milwaukee's floor with this rotation and lineup depth is just higher than New York's right now, and Christian Scott's solid recent form wasn't enough to offset a Mets club that's lost 43 games and counting.

Both clubs are patching things together. The Mets are still without Mark Vientos, whose fractured hand ended a rehab window that had nothing to do with performance, and their bullpen is running thin with Reed Garrett, Dedniel Nunez, Austin Warren and Justin Hagenman all on the shelf. Milwaukee's dealt with its own attrition — Brandon Woodruff and Quinn Priester are both done for the year after separate shoulder and thoracic surgeries — but a 63-38 record says the depth behind them hasn't blinked.

Christian Scott

(3-3)·2.99 ERA

Jul 16 @ Phillies

W

5.2IP

0ER

7K

0BB

79P

07/22 Lineup

Logan Henderson

(6-1)·2.70 ERA

Jul 17 vs Marlins

ND

5.0IP

1ER

4K

0BB

73P

07/22 Lineup

This series had already delivered whiplash before Wednesday. The Brewers rolled in Game 1, then the Mets answered by shutting them out to snap Milwaukee's win streak, with Luis Robert Jr. going deep for his first hit back from a back injury. That kind of split — one team dominant on paper, the other still capable of stealing a game — is exactly why the rubber match mattered more than a Wednesday matinee between a first-place club and a last-place one usually would.

New York Mets

(43-59)

Jul 21W@ Brewers4-0

Jul 20L@ Brewers3-8

Jul 19W@ Phillies6-1

Jul 18L@ Phillies1-6

Jul 16W@ Phillies4-1

Milwaukee Brewers

(63-38)

Jul 21Lvs Mets0-4

Jul 20Wvs Mets8-3

Jul 19Wvs Marlins3-1

Jul 18Wvs Marlins8-6

Jul 17Wvs Marlins2-1

Milwaukee's lineup did its damage early, plating 3 in the second before the game settled into the kind of grinding, single-run baseball both bullpens have gotten used to playing this season. New York kept chipping — a run here, a run there — and had one more shot in the ninth, but it wasn't enough to finish the job the way they had a day earlier.

The bigger picture hasn't changed for New York. Andy Green is still steering the interim ship after replacing Carlos Mendoza, and a stretch that included an 11-game losing streak has gutted the Mets' playoff odds. At 43-59 and last in the NL East, moral victories like Tuesday's shutout are nice, but they're not stopping the slide.

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) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday, Max Goodman of NJ.com reports.07/22
• 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-ILSal Frelick (RF) — no07/21
• 10-Day-ILDavid Hamilton (3B) — Hamilton (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.07/21
• 15-Day-ILJoel Kuhnel (RP) — Kuhnel (shoulder) is slated to throw a bullpen session Tuesday, Jack Stern of BrewerFanatic.com reports.07/21
• 15-Day-ILKyle Harrison (SP) — Harrison (elbow) is scheduled to throw live batting practice Saturday and begin a rehab assignment July 31, Hunter Baumgardt of Fox Sports 920 Milwaukee reports.07/21
• 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
• 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 the Brewers, it's the opposite problem to have. They're running away with the NL Central even while absorbing rotation losses that would cripple most contenders, and arms like Henderson are the reason why. Wednesday's win wasn't pretty, but at this point in the season, Milwaukee doesn't need pretty — just another one in the win column.