Sunday, May 27, 2018• 2:10 p.m. (ET)
Miller Park • Milwaukee, WI
RHP Zack Wheeler (2-4, 5.32) vs. RHP Jhoulys Chacin (3-1, 3.32)
PIX11 • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050

The Mets scored three runs in the first inning yesterday. If the game ended right after the top of the first frame, the Mets would have won! But the game went on for 17 more frames and the Mets lost 17-6. The pitching was off in just about every way imaginable and ultimately if the offense scores six runs, that team should win the ball game. Anyway, the Mets will get out of Miller Park today, which stinks for Mets fans in attendance as tomorrow is $1 Hot Dogs at Miller Park and at least that has an almost 0% chance of disappointment, unlike the Mets.

Mets Lineup

  1. Asdrubal Cabrera  2B
  2. Michael Conforto  CF
  3. Wilmer Flores  3B
  4. Jay Bruce  RF
  5. Adrian Gonzalez  1B
  6. Jose Bautista  LF
  7. Tomas Nido  C
  8. Zack Wheeler P
  9. Amed Rosario  SS

Brewers Lineup

  1. Lorenzo Cain  CF
  2. Christian Yelich  LF
  3. Jesus Aguilar  1B
  4. Travis Shaw  3B
  5. Domingo Santana  RF
  6. Jonathan Villar  2B
  7. Manny Pina  C
  8. Eric Sogard  SS
  9. Jhoulys Chacin  P

Maybe Zack Wheeler can get things going on the right path today! Wheeler is 2-4 over eight games and 44 innings with a 5.32 ERA, 3.97 FIP, 1.500 WHIP, 71 ERA+. His line from his last start is confusing. He allowed three runs, one earned, over six innings from seven hits and no walks while striking out nine. In reality, he pitched a great game but Reyes misplayed at least two balls behind him, one that should have ended an inning where the Marlins plated two more runs. Last year he allowed two runs from ten hits and a walk in 6 1/3 innings against the Brewers who have the following numbers against him:

  • Yelich 2-15, HR, 2 BB
  • Sogard 3-4
  • Anderson 1-3
  • Braun 0-3
  • Cain 2-3
  • Franklin 2-2, BB
  • Shaw 0-3
  • Thames 0-3

The Mets bats will get a look at veteran Jhoulys Chacin who is having a better than career average season for the Brewers. The longtime Rockies pitcher is 3-1 over 11 starts and 57 innings with a 3.32 ERA, 4.30 FIP, 120 ERA+ and 1.316 WHIP. In the month of May he has tossed 23 1/3 innings with a 1.54 ERA. In April he faced the Mets and allowed only one run over four innings in a game the Mets eventually won. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

  • Gonzalez 8-22, 2B, HR, 3 BB
  • Cabrera 2-12, HR, 3 BB
  • Conforto 5-12, HR, 2 BB
  • Bruce 3-10, 2B, 2 BB
  • Flores 4-10, 2B, 2 BB
  • Nimmo 2-3, 3B

Game Notes

Michael Conforto has homered in back-to-back games for the first time this year and for the fourth time in his career. Conforto has never homered in three straight games…Conforto has five homers over his last 15 games. He has eight RBI in his last 12 games. Conforto is hitting .311 (14-45) with four homers and eight RBI with a .380 OBP over his last 12 contests.

Wilmer Flores had a season-high three hits yesterday. Flores is batting 11-32 with four doubles and six RBI in his last ten games.

Jay Bruce has hit 35 career homers vs. Milwaukee, his most vs. any team. Bruce has also driven in 88 runs, his most vs. any club. Bruce has 13 career homers at Miller Park, tied with St. Louis’ Busch Stadium for his most in any visiting ballpark.

Zack Wheeler has tossed six or more innings and allowed one earned run in three of his eight starts this year. Wheeler has 35 strikeouts in his last 27 innings (five starts). He has a 2.00 ERA (four earned runs/18.0 innings) with 18 strikeouts in three career starts vs. Milwaukee.

Brandon Nimmo has two homers in his last four games and three home runs in his last 10 games. Nimmo has four home runs this year (94 at-bats). He hit a career-high five homers in 177 at-bats last season.

Let’s Go Mets!