Myers sailed through a 1-2-3 first that included strikeouts of Juan Soto and Starling Marte only to be greeted in the second by a leadoff Pete Alonso homer to left-center in a 1-2 count, bringing back memories of the slugger's crushing wild-card series homer that knocked the Brewers from the playoffs last year.

If you are a baseball rookie (or even a seasoned veteran) and want to know more, click here to Ask Me Anything Ahead of this weekend's series in Milwaukee, the New York Mets have been sliding badly. The Mets have lost eight of their last ten games and came close to suffering a humiliating no-hitter at the Cleveland Guardians earlier in the week.

The New York Mets visit the Milwaukee Brewers Saturday for the second game in their 3-game series at American Family Field in Milwaukee.