The New York Mets (63-52) travel to the midwest for a three-game set with the Milwaukee Brewers (70-44). While the two teams have both been in the mix for their respective division crowns all season, the two teams could not have had more different periods leading up to this series.
While the Brewers have ripped off a 9-1 record over their past ten games, sweeping the Braves and Nationals and taking two of three from the Cubs, the Mets have limped to a 2-8 stretch over the same period, being swept by the Padres and Guardians and winning just one from the Giants.
Since June 1, the Brewers have the fourth best pitching staff in baseball, with a team ERA of 3.20. Over that same timespan, the Mets’ staff is 25th in baseball, with a 4.52 ERA. Now granted, the Mets were dealing with injuries, b