A game that got off to an ominous start for the Mets ended with a 6-0 loss to the Brewers.
Brandon Nimmo exited in the bottom of the first inning with left quad tightness. Jeff McNeil also jammed his knee into the ground while pursuing a fly ball in the third inning, and though he didn’t leave like Nimmo, he certainly didn’t look right after that. Trying to rob Mike Brosseau’s pinch-hit grand slam in the seventh inning didn’t make things any better, as McNeil got tangled in the chain link fence in left field chasing a ball he had no chance of catching.
It was a strange afternoon in Milwaukee to say the least. The Mets know that they can rest any player who even has a troublesome hangnail and still have their guaranteed spot in the playoffs, but they also know that doing so is an invitation for the Atlanta Braves to overtake them in the National League East. This puts manager Buck Showalter in the unenviable position of having to manage little bumps and bruises versus the pressing desire to win the division.
