Mets Beat Brewers 4-2 After Rally In Seventh Inning

Mets RHP Tylor Megill (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-USA Today Sports) The New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 tonight at Citi Field and improved their record to 44-37. The offense was held scoreless for the first three innings against RHP Brandon Woodruff until the bottom of the fourth after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a double and then SS Francisco Lindor moved him over to third with a sacrifice bunt. LF Dominic Smith then drove in Nimmo with a sacrifice fly. The bats went quiet for the next couple of innings until the bottom of the seventh after Lindor led off with a walk, Smith followed with a single and 1B Pete Alonso delivered with a two-run double. 2B Jeff McNeil grounded out to second which moved Alonso to third and then RF Michael Conforto hit a RBI single which knocked Woodruff out of the game. RHP Tylor Megill worked out of trouble in the top of the first inning after he gave up a couple of baserunners to throw a scoreless inning. Megill gave up a lead-off walk in the top of the second inning, but settled down after that in the inning and then threw a scoreless top of the third. He gave up a solo homer to catcher Omar Navarez in the top of the fourth, but was able to recover and regroup and didn't allow any more runs in the inning. Megill stayed in for the top of the fifth and threw a scoreless inning and was taken out. His final line was 5 innings, 2 hits, one run, two walks and seven strikeouts. He showed his composure once again and didn't get rattled with men on base in only his third career Major League start. Megill had a lot of life of his fastball and great command of his change-up and overcome his lack of command with his slider. LHP Aaron Loup followed with a 1-2-3 top of the sixth inning. RHP Seth Lugo threw a scoreless top of the seventh inning with two strikeouts and picked up his second win. RHP Trevor May threw a scoreless top of the eighth inning. He has 10 staight scoreless appearances and lowered his ERA to 3.13. RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the top of the ninth inning and got into immediate trouble after he gave up a single to SS Willy Adames and walked Navarez and then a RBI single to RF Tyrone Taylor, but was able to settle down after striking out 2B Jace Peterson and 1B Keston Hiura and retired CF Jackie Bradley Jr on a fly-out to close it out. Diaz picked up his 18th save. The Mets next game is tomorrow night at home against the Brewers at 7:10 p.m.