Pete Alonso is tagged out by Brewers shortstop Willy Adames while trying to stretch a single into a double on June 29th, 20203 (Lloyd Mitchell, AmNew York)
The Mets had the bases loaded in the ninth inning but couldn’t get the big hit they needed, falling to the Brewers 3-2 on Thursday night.
Starling Marte, who had grounded into two double plays earlier in the game strode to the plate after the Mets loaded the bases on two walks and one hit against Brewers’ closer Devin Williams. It was the perfect opportunity for redemption, but Williams instead struck Marte out on three straight change-ups.
The loss drops the Mets to 7-18 in the month of June and was New York’s 18th loss in their last 24 games, putting them nine games under .500 at the exact halfway mark of the season.
However, while the game ended on a sour note, it didn’t start out on one, with the Mets striking first against Brewers starter Adrian Houser in the third inning.
After Francisco Alvarez grounded out to shortstop to start the inning, Brett Baty and Brandon Nimmo followed with back-to-back home runs. It was just the second time this year the Mets have hit back-to-back home runs with the only other time coming on April 7th when Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso homered against the Marlins.
Baty’s home run was his fifth of the season and was much needed as the young third baseman has hit .250 in June with a 29.3% strikeout rate, up from 20.4% in May.
The Mets rookie took a 1-1 change-up from Houser and hit it 102.3 mph and 389 feet to right field. Nimmo’s home run was his 11th of the season and his 7th in the month of June. It was just 357 feet and came off the bat at 98.6 mph but neither Nimmo nor the Mets will complain.
Adrian Houser would settle down and wind up going six innings for the Brewers, allowing seven hits and two earned runs while striking out five and walking one.
However, he was bested early on by Mets starter Max Scherzer, who held Milwaukee scoreless…
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