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Monday, July 5, 2021 • 7:10 P.M.
Citi Field • Flushing, New York
RHP Brandon Woodruff (7-3, 1.87) vs. Tylor Megill (0-0, 4.82)
SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM

The Mets return to Citi Field to face a surging Milwaukee Brewers club that had an 11-game win streak snapped on Sunday. New York enters play with a 3.5-game lead over the Atlanta Braves, who regained second in the division.

The Mets came back in Game 1 of Sunday’s doubleheader, tying it in the seventh before erupting to score five runs total to win, 10-5. The second game didn’t go as well, the Mets lost 4-2 but still took the series. Even in that game, there were some positive signs – Corey Oswalt tossed four innings, Pete Alonso hit his second homer of the day, Miguel Castro allowed no hits and no walks in 2/3 of an inning. The Mets will need all the momentum they can find as they take on All-Star hurler, Brandon Woodruff.

Mets Lineup

  1. Brandon Nimmo — CF
  2. Francisco Lindor — SS
  3. Dominic Smith — LF
  4. Pete Alonso — 1B
  5. Jeff McNeil — 2B
  6. Michael Conforto — RF
  7. Jonathan Villar — 3B
  8. James McCann — C
  9. Tylor Megill — SP

Brewers Lineup

  1. Luis Urias — 3B
  2. Christian Yelich — LF
  3. Willy Adames — SS
  4. Omar Narvaez — C
  5. Tyrone Taylor — RF
  6. Jace Peterson — 2B
  7. Keston Hiura — 1B
  8. Jackie Bradley Jr. — CF
  9. Brandon Woodruff — SP

Tylor Megill gets the start for the Mets. He was bumped from Sunday so the Mets can get him in a traditional nine-inning contest as the team navigates life with another starting pitcher injury (David Peterson). In his first two games (9 1/3 innings), he has allowed five runs from eight hits and four walks while striking out 12. He has also already allowed two homers, and while he allowed more runs in his second start than his first, he got a bit deeper into the game. This will be his first time facing Milwaukee.

Woodruff has made 16 starts this year (101 1/3 innings), and has produced a 1.87 ERA, 2.79 FIP, 0.78 WHIP, and a 219 ERA+. He was named to his second All-Star game over the weekend (his first was in 2019). The righty has allowed two runs in his last two starts and 13 innings from seven hits and five walks while striking out 17 batters. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

  • Brandon Nimmo 2-3, BB
  • Pete Alonso 3-6, K
  • Jeff McNeil 2-5, K
  • Michael Conforto 1-3, BB, K
  • Francisco Lindor 0-1, BB
  • Jose Peraza 1-5

Let’s Go Mets!