Brewers 3 Mets 1 (Citi Field Flushing, NY)
Mets record: 0-1
Mets Current streak: Lost 1
Mets Last 10 Games : 0-1
WP- Freddy Peralta 1-0
LP - Jose Quintana 0-1
S- Abner Uribe (1)
Seat on the Korner: Freddy Peralta
We select the star of the game and virtually invite him to a Seat on the Korner, just as Ralph Kiner used to do for his studio postgame show on WOR-channel 9 broadcasts in the early decades of the Mets.
Tonight's Seat on the Korner belongs to Freddy Peralta, who delivered an impressive performance on the mound. Peralta pitched six strong innings, limiting the Mets' offense to just one hit—a second-inning home run by Starling Marte. Throughout the game, he showcased excellent control, issuing only one walk while striking out eight batters.
Need to Know
Today the Mets opened their 63rd season when they took on the Brewers at Citi Field...going into the game, the Mets held a 41-21, .661 record which is the best winning percentage on Opening Day in the history of Major League Baseball.
The Mets enter play 85-81 all time versus the Brewers, despite going 1-6 last season this is the first time they are facing Milwaukee on Opening Day.
Today marked the first Opening Day for New York Mets Catcher Francisco Alvarez, INF Brett Baty and INF Zack Short.
Today marked the first Opening Day for Milwaukee Brewers OF Jackson Chourio (MLB debut), INF Oliver Dunn (MLB debut), OF/3B Sal Frelick, LHP DL Hall, LHP Bryan Hudson, RHP Trevor Megill, INF Andruw Monasterio, INF Joey Ortiz, RHP Elvis Peguero, OF Blake Perkins, RHP Abner Uribe and RHP Thyago Vieira.
Today is the eighth time the Mets have opened the season at Citi Field. Going into play New York is 6-1 when starting the year at Citi Field.The Mets begin their season at home for the first time since 2020. The team was slated to start the season on March 26 vs. Washington, but began the season on July 24 vs. Atlanta.This is the first time the team opened at home with fans in attendance since 2018.Overall ,heading into play the Mets are 23-8 when opening the season at home.
The 2024 Mets enter the season with several new players on the roster...These include: free agent signings OF Harrison Bader, LHP Jake Diekman, RHP Jorge López, LHP Sean Manaea, RHP Luis Severino, RHP Michael Tonkin, INF Joey Wendle and DH J.D. Martinez; trade acquisitions RHP Adrian Houser, RHP Yohan RamÃrez and OF Tyrone Taylor as well as waiver claim INF Zack Short.
Pete Alonso enters play two RBI away from 500 for his career.He would become the 10th player in Mets history to record 500 RBI.He has collected 118 RBI last season the sixth-most by a Met in a single season.He became the fourth player in Mets history to record three or more seasons with 100 or more RBI.He has previously recorded two seasons with 100 RBI (120 in 2019 and 131 in 2022).David Wright is the franchise leader with five such seasons.Carlos Beltrán and Darryl Strawberry also recorded three seasons each.Alonso's 498 RBI since he entered the league in 2019 are the most in the major leagues
Turning Point
Tonight's turning point occurred in the bottom of the seventh inning when the Brewers replaced starting pitcher Freddy Peralta with reliever Trevor Megill. Following a stellar six innings from Peralta, Francisco Lindor managed to draw a walk off Megill. However, Megill swiftly regained control, inducing Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil to both foul out to third baseman Joey Ortiz. Starling Marte then stepped up to bat, representing the tying run. There was a moment of suspense as it seemed Marte might hit his second home run of the game, but Brewers right fielder Jackson Chourio made an impressive catch, preventing the ball from leaving the yard.
Three Keys
FINE FREDDY
Freddy Peralta now boasts an impressive record of 3-0 with a 2.59 ERA across three starts against New York. His first two outings took place at American Family Field, where he demonstrated exceptional performance, He now has pitched a total of 17.1 innings against the Mets, allowing only 8 hits, 5 runs (all earned), with 5 walks and an impressive 20 strikeouts, while conceding 2 home runs. Notably, he secured an 8-4 victory on 9/26/21, pitching 5.1 innings with 5 hits, 4 runs (all earned), 1 walk, 5 strikeouts, 1 home run, and 1 hit by pitch. He followed this with a dominant performance in a 10-0 victory on 4/3/23, pitching 6 innings, allowing just 2 hits, with 3 walks and 7 strikeouts.
RHYS-KY BUSINESS
Despite donning a new uniform, Rhys Hoskins continues to be a pest and a challenge for the Mets. The former Philly found himself in the middle of controversy yet again during the eighth inning when his late slide at second base, following a force out on a Willy Adames ground ball to Brett Baty, collided with Jeff McNeil. This incident prompted both benches and bullpens to clear, though order was swiftly restored. While the Mets contested the play, no interference was called as McNeil had no longer possessed the ball when he was taken out and while it was a very late slide Hoskins did not over slide the base.
SOMETHING BREWING
The Milwaukee Brewers have resumed their winning ways from last season, securing victory in 7 of their last 8 games against the Mets. Christian Yelich continues to rake against Mets pitching, Today was his 105th lifetime game against them. With a 3-for-4 performance today, he has bolstered his lifetime average to .283 against the Mets, tallying 13 home runs and 56 RBIs.