Junior Guerra (3-1, 3.61 ERA) and the Milwaukee Brewers (28-32) meet Matt Harvey (4-8, 4.95 ERA) and the New York Mets (33-26) in the second of a four-game series at Miller Park. The Mets won the last game 5-2, and New York leads the series 1-0. The game gets underway at 8:10 p.m. ET on Friday, Jun. 10 and will air on FSWI and SNY.
In his most recent outing, Guerra pitched 6.0 innings, giving up three runs, striking out three and walking two in a 6-3 victory over the Phillies. Chris Carter (.228, 30 Rs, 16 HRs, 39 RBIs) went 1 for 4 yesterday. The Mets were unsuccessful against the Marlins 1-0 the last time Harvey pitched. He went 7.0 innings, allowing one run and striking out three. Yoenis Cespedes (.278, 33 Rs, 15 HRs, 38 RBIs, 1 SB) has been hitting the ball well for the Mets, going 2 for 5 yesterday with one RBI.
Notes
The Milwaukee batters brought in a solid 10 hits last game. New York has a record of 7-12 when their opponents get that many hits or more.
When they are outhit, the Brewers are 4-27. The Mets have a 7-20 record when opponents outhit them.
Ranking 19th in home runs, Milwaukee has hit 63 this season. New York ranks fifth with 80 home runs.
Ranking 11th, New York is in the top half of the league in walks, notching 198 this season. Milwaukee ranks in the top five at third with 236.
The Brewers are 20-14 in games where they hit one or more home runs. The Mets are 28-12 when they hit at least one homer.
