Mets Lose To Brewers 5-1 Due To Tylor Megill Giving Up Several Homers

Mets RHP Tylor Megill (Photo Credits to AP) The New York Mets lost to the Milwaukee 5-1 in Milwaukee tonight for their fourth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 73-80. RHP Tylor Megill got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off homer to 2B Kolten Wong. Megill didn't give up any more runs in the inning and worked out of a jam in the bottom of the second helped out by a double play by Lorenzo Cain. Megill's struggles continued in the bottom of the third after he gave up a lead-off walk to Wong and then a two-run homer to SS Willy Adames. Megill gave up another homer this time a solo shot to the following hitter LF Christian Yelich. Megill had a scoreless bottom of the fourth and was taken out after the inning. His final line was 4 innings, 5 hits, 4 runs, 4 walks and 2 strikeouts. LHP Brad Hand came in next and got into immediate trouble in the bottom of the fifth after he gave up a lead-off hitter to Yelich and then a sacrfice fly to the following hitter RF Avisail Garcia. Hand didn't allow any more runs in the inning. RHP Heath Hembree followed with a scoreless bottom of the sixth. RHP Miguel Castro then threw a scoreless bottom of the sevenvth. RHP Edwin Diaz then threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth. The offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a triple and SS Francisco Lindor followed with a RBI ground-out. 2B Javy Baez then struck out, but 1B Pete Alonso reached on an error by Adames, RF Michael Conforto walked and 3B Jonathan Villar singled to load the bases. Catcher James McCann came up and struck out to end the threat. The bats didn't do much after that and had only two hits the rest of the game. The Mets next game is tomorrow night September 25th at the Brewers at 7:10 p.m.