Brewers 10, Mets 0: Brewers Blowout

Box Score
SP: Freddy Peralta - 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 K (85 pitches, 51 strikes (70.0%)
Home Runs: Brian Anderson (1), Brice Turang (1)
Top 3 WPA: Freddy Peralta (.261), Brian Anderson (.184), Jesse Winker (.144) 
Bottom 3 WPA: Joey Wiemer (-.058), Christian Yelich (-.036), William Contreras (-.033) 

Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)

Peralta Dazzles in First Start
After a shaky first inning where he gave up two walks to Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor, Peralta pitched a total of six shutout innings while striking out seven batters. He mixed it up, utilizing a 96-MPH fastball and a slider with 30+ inches of vertical movement. The fastball ramped up to that velocity as the start progressed, after he sat in the low 90s over the first two frames, and the slider's nastiness seemed to be heightened by the contrast in speeds.

Peralta looked like the All-Star we all know and love. If he’s able to remain healthy, he’ll bolster an already very strong pitching rotation in Milwaukee.

It’s Turang Time
Immediately following yesterday’s game where scoring was driven by walks and shallow singles, today’s game was powered by the long ball. After a fourth inning, two-run homer by Brian Anderson, rookie Brice Turang hit the first home run of his major-league career--a grand slam. A spectacle for the fans at American Family Field, it was also an emotional moment for Turang himself, and a perfect cap to a seven-run rally.

Jesse Winker, Willy Adames, and William Contreras also contributed an RBI each to the scoring fun in the fifth, which doomed the Mets for the day.

Yelich and Rowdy Struggle
Christian Yelich had some difficulties at the plate, striking out four times with no hits and a lone walk. Furthermore, several of those strikeouts were whiffs on pitches outside of the strike zone. Other than his hitting, though, Yelich did have a stolen base and a nice sliding catch in the eighth inning against former teammate Omar Narvaez.

Rowdy Tellez has also had an exceptionally slow start thus far, going 1-4 today and getting a total of just two hits in his first 15 at-bats of the season. On the bright side, he didn’t strike out at all today.

What’s Next? 
This game demonstrated what the Brewers are capable of when everything is clicking. The offense was operating as a well-oiled machine, but Peralta’s pitching performance was an important and encouraging indicator, too. Bryse Wilson was also able to keep the Mets scoreless over the last three innings, giving up just one hit and three walks.

The home series against the Mets continues tomorrow as Wade Miley goes head to head with Max Scherzer.

Postgame Interviews

Bullpen Usage Spreadsheet