Lindor, Nimmo Have Huge Nights in Mets’ Win Over Brewers
After the Mets dropped Game One of Wednesday’s doubleheader to the Milwaukee Brewers, they were looking to turn things around in the nightcap.
The game featured right-handed pitcher Jacob Misiorowski (3-1, 3.20 ERA) on the mound for Milwaukee against fellow rookie righty Blade Tidwell (1-1, 9.00 ERA) for the Mets. Huascar Brazobán (3-2, 3.74 ERA) opened for Tidwell, throwing one scoreless inning before things over to him.
The Mets got the momentum they needed in a big way during the bottom of the second. With the bases loaded, Brandon Nimmo came up and hit a grand slam to right field to give the Mets an early 4-0 lead over Milwaukee. That was immediately followed by Francisco Lindor’s 17th home run of the season to make it 5-0.
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The Mets never looked back as they went on to defeat the Brewers by a score of 7-3.
Nimmo ended the night with two hits, including his grand slam. Lindor, who was named an All-Star Game starter for the first time in his career, went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored as he and Nimmo combined to drive in all seven of the Mets’ runs. Jeff McNeil collected a pair of hits as well.
Tidwell was cruising against the Brewers in his longest outing of the season before the wheels began to come off in the sixth. Back-to-back home runs from Christian Yelich and Jackson Chourio made it a 5-2 game with no outs to start the frame.
After a mound visit, Tidwell recorded a strikeout before giving up a single to Rhys Hoskins.
That was all for him as Dedniel Núñez came on in relief. He gave up a single, followed by a groundout that scored Hoskins to make it 5-3. Núñez was ultimately able to get out of the inning without allowing any further damage and keep Tidwell as the pitcher of record.
The Mets got a run right back in the sixth. With one on, Lindor stayed hot and hit an RBI single to left field that scored Ronny Mauricio and extended the club’s lead to 6-3.
Tidwell recorded the first win of his career while Edwin Díaz completed a four-out save, his 17th of the season.
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
After the nights Nimmo and Lindor had, we couldn’t pick just one Player of the Game. Nimmo went 2-for-5 with four RBIs on his grand slam, while Lindor finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs.
ON DECK
The Mets and Brewers finish out their three-game series on Thursday night at Citi Field. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. EST. It will be left-handed pitcher and former Met Jose Quintana (6-2, 3.30 ERA, 41 SO) on the mound for the visiting Brewers against southpaw David Peterson (5-4, 3.30 ERA, 83 SO) for New York.
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