Mets vs. Brewers Game 60 Recap

Last night, the New York Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 in 11 innings. They have now won three consecutive games and remain 2.5 games behind the Washington Nationals for first place in the National League East. RHP Matt Harvey gave up 1 run in 6 innings and picked up the no-decision. He gave up only 2 hits and 2 walks. He had 8 strikeouts. This was the third consecutive outstanding start for Harvey. His velocity and slider have returned to form. It's a huge sigh of relief after he had gotten off to a such rough start earlier this year. After Harvey was taken out, RHP Hansel Robles pitched a scoreless seventh inning. LHP Antonio Bastardo pitched a scoreless eighth inning. RHP Jim Henderson pitched a scoreless ninth inning against his former team and came out for the tenth inning, but he had to leave the game due to a blister issue. LHP Jerry Blevins came in and finished the inning. RHP Jeurys Familia pitched a dominant 1-2-3 eleventh inning and picked up his 21st save of the year. He is now 21 for 21 on save opportunities this year and has recorded his last 37 consecutive saves in the regular season. The Mets offense struggled all night with runners in scoring position, but IF Matt lined into a bizarre force out play in the eleventh inning which brought home a run. CF Yoenis Cespedes hit his sixteenth home run of the season.