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Tuesday, April 3, 2023 • 7:40 PM
American Family Field • Milwaukee, Wisconsin
RHP Max Scherzer (1-0,4.50) vs. LHP Wade Miley (0-0, -.–)
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The Mets look to bounce back from a rough one yesterday. The Brewers took the first game of the series 10-0. They scored a run in the third, two in the fourth and then a whopping seven runs in the fifth inning. Carlos Carrasco and Tommy Hunter allowed five earned runs and a homer each. The Mets bats on the other hand got only three hits and weren’t able to capitalize at all on their six walks.

The bright spot on the Mets was Luis Guillorme who went 2-for-4 at the plate and added a scoreless inning of relief to boot. Hopefully the Mets can channel his magic tonight.

Mets Lineup

Max Scherzer heads out to the mound for the second time this season. In his first start, he allowed three runs from four hits and two walks while striking out six. Last year, Scherzer faced the Brewers once and kept the Brewers hitless over six perfect innings while striking out nine batters. He was coming off of the injured list and was pulled before the start of the seventh inning. (Tylor Megill would allow a hit to break up the no-no).

The Brewers have the following career numbers against Scherzer:

Opposing Lineup

The Mets bats will get to experience Wade Miley’s (second) Milwaukee debut.

The veteran starting pitcher who started his career with the Diamondbacks has gone to Seattle, Baltimore, Milwaukee, Houston, Cincinnati, Chicago and now back to Milwaukee. Last season, he was limited to nine games (eight starts), pitching 37 innings with a 3.16 ERA, 3.95 FIP, 1.216 WHIP and a 131 ERA+. The last time he faced the Mets was back in 2021, when he allowed five runs (four earned) over 13 1/3 innings while striking out 10.

The Mets have the following career numbers against Miley:

Game Notes

Brett Baty left Tuesday’s Syracuse Mets game with a right thumb injury. It’s the same thumb he injured last year.

Tommy Hunter was placed on the 10-day injured list with back spasms. Denyi Reyes was called up in his place. Bryce Montes de Oca was placed on the 60-day IL.

Three Things To Watch For

  1. I’m Sorry Pham: I admit, I was one of many Mets fans on Twitter on Sunday that criticized the lineup with Pham hitting lead-off against the lefty. Pham responded by going 3-4 at the plate including a homer and was a large reason why the Mets ended up winning their first series of the year. Sorry Pham! Let’s see what Tommy can cook up today against another lefty.
  2. Watch Out Mark! Last year Mark Canha set the Mets record getting hit by 27 pitches. We even talked about this before yesterday’s game with the Mets getting hit three times on Sunday. Well, Tim Locastro got hit again yesterday. In four plate appearances this year Locastro has been hit three times in four trips to the plate. Mark’s record could be in jeopardy.
  3. Sprint this way! Brandon Nimmo doesn’t walk this way when he gets four balls, he sprints. It’s one of the best things to watch in sports, never gets old! Brandon Nimmo has already walked six times in the first five games this year including two games where he has walked twice. Branon Nimmo has only scored one run so far. First, can Nimmo keep this pace up? Second, can the Mets take advantage?

Let’s go Mets!