September 28th - Brewers 4, Mets 2 (10 innings)

Saturday afternoon  Carlo Gomez had 4 hits including a dinger and the go ahead rbi single in the top of the 10^th, the Brewers win their 3^rd straight against the Mets in 10 innings 4-2. Aaron Harang had his best start as a Met going 6 innings allowing 5 hits, 1 run (earned) walking 2 and struck out 7…..but he left after six with the game tied at 1 and gets saddled with a no-decision.  The Brewers scored their only run off Harang in the 4^th inning on a solo home run by former Met Carlos Gomez his 24^th on the year. The Mets tied it on a sac-fly by Daniel Murphy in the bottom of the inning.  Jim Nelson started for the Brewers and he was gone after 5 allowing just 1 hit, while walking three striking out 4.  In the bottom of the 7^th the Met offensive futility peaked. The Mets loaded the bases with none out and reliever Mike Blazek got Eric Young Jr. to line out to center, Lucas Duda to pop out and David Wright to ground out….big opportunity lost. In the 8^th Vic Black ran into some trouble as he loaded the bases with 1 out that set up Yuniesky Betancourt to bring home the go ahead run with a sac fly. In the bottom of the ninth after a pair of walks, Eric Young Jr. doubled down the left field line bringing home Matt Den Dekker with the tying run, and to extra innings they went. In the 10^th Scott Atchison allowed  a walk and three consecutive singles by Lucroy, Gomez and Bentancourt (rbi singles by Gomez and Betancout)  to make it 4-2.  Frank Francisco came in and got the Mets out of the inning, but the damage was done. Atchison takes the loss he falls to 3-3.  Donovan Hand picks up the win (his first ML win) he’s now 1-5. Alfredo Figaro notched his 1st ML save. With the loss the Mets fall to 73-88 on the year and 32-48 at home.  Sunday Afternoon is the season finale, it’s also Mike Piazza Day. Jon Niese  (8-8  3.74) looks to cap off the season with his 9^th win.  Marco Estrada (7-4  4.02) goes for Milwaukee. https://www.facebook.com/MetsForum