Brewers 7, Mets 6: Get The Brooms, says Mitchell

Box Score

SP: Corbin Burnes - 4.1 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (93 pitches, 57 strikes (61.3%)
Home Runs: Joey Wiemer (1), Garrett Mitchell (3)
Top 3 WPA: Garrett Mitchell (.340), Jesse Winker (.250), Devin Williams (.135) 
Bottom 3 WPA: Corbin Burnes (-.458), Brian Anderson (-.153), Brice Turang (-.080) 

Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)

Burnes’s Difficulties Continue
Corbin Burnes’s season continued its uncharacteristic deviation from the norm as he gave up six earned runs in just over four innings of work. He recorded just three strikeouts on his way to giving up two home runs to Pete Alonso.

After Alonso’s second home run and a subsequent Daniel Vogelbach walk, Burnes was finally pulled off of the mound. Despite coming in earlier than usual, the Brewers' bullpen saved the day. A combined effort from Hoby Milner, Peter Strzelecki, Matt Bush, and Devin Williams stopped the bleeding and kept the Mets scoreless for the rest of the game.

Mitchell Walks ‘Em Off
It’s been a big week for rookie home runs in Milwaukee. After an RBI single by Owen Miller, Joey Wiemer hit his first major league home run, batting in three runs total and giving the Brewers a strong 4-0 lead. 

Mets and Brewers hitters would go blow for blow, tying the game at six runs apiece after the fifth inning. Finally, in a pinch-hit appearance, Garrett Mitchell hit his third home run of the season, a walk-off solo shot to complete the 3-0 sweep of the Mets. 

Over the course of the past three games, the Brewers outscored their opponents 26-6. The bullpen staff and young lineup have played remarkably well and paint a rosy outlook for the remainder of the season. 

Devin Williams Is That Dude
We’ve talked about Devin Williams and his "Airbender" pitch quite a bit on this site, but I don’t think its quality can be overstated. With 40 inches of downward break and 20 inches of horizontal run today, it seemed to warp space and time just a bit.

Williams needed just nine pitches to close out the game and secure the win for his team, notching two outs coming from weak contact with this changeup. Like many of his coworkers in the bullpen, his four-seam fastball isn’t particularly speedy, topping out at 93 mph. Still, there’s enough difference between it and his off-speed arsenal to make timing his pitches extremely difficult. 

What’s Next
The Brewers will get the day off on Thursday before hosting the division rival St. Louis Cardinals in a three-game series starting Friday. While the Brewers have gotten off to a hot start at 5-1, the Cardinals have been a little more lukewarm, most recently getting swept in a three-game series by the Atlanta Braves. 

The pitching duel between Brandon Woodruff and Jack Flaherty will set the stage for an important set of, but we’re also games that may decide crucial momentum for the NL Central division moving forward.

Postgame Interviews

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