Mets vs. Brewers Game 59 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 tonight to win their second consecutive game and improve their record to 33-26. They are 2.5 games out of first place in the National League East after the Washington Nationals lost to the Chicago White Sox. RF Curtis Granderson led off the game with a home run, his fifth leadoff homer of the season and his eleventh overall.  CF Yoenis Cespedes hit an RBI single. Catcher Kevin Plawecki hit a key 2 run single in the eighth inning to give the Mets a 4-1 lead. IF Matt Reynolds added an RBI single in the ninth inning. RHP Bartolo Colon was terrific giving up 2 runs, but only one earned in 7 innings. He gave up 8 hits, but had no walks. He had two strikeouts. He picked up his fifth win of the season. RHP Addison Reed gave up a run in the eighth inning. This was the first run Reed has given up since May 4th. RHP Jeurys Familia pitched a 1-2-3 inning to pick up his 20th save and remain perfect in save opportunities.