New York Mets vs Milwaukee Brewers Match Player Stats On May 12, 2017

The Sports Xchange
May 12, 2017

MILWAUKEE -- Matt Garza worked six strong innings and the Milwaukee Brewers hit four home runs in a 7-4 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night at Miller Park.

Three of the homers came at the expense of Mets starter Matt Harvey (2-3), who allowed five runs, seven hits and five walks while striking out seven in five-plus innings in his first action since a three-game suspension for a violation of team rules.

Garza (2-0) allowed five hits with two walks and three strikeouts but got plenty of help from his offense, which collected 12 hits.

An RBI double by Jett Bandy gave Milwaukee a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Hernan Perez, starting in left field in place of injured Ryan Braun, made it 2-0 with a leadoff homer in the third -- his fifth home run of the season.

Garza got out of some early jams with two double plays, but Neil Walker put the Mets on the board in the fourth with a two-out solo home run to right-center field.

New York tied it in the sixth. Asdrubal Cabrera reached on a two-out double and advanced to third on a wild pitch. After Garza walked Jay Bruce, Walker singled to right, scoring Cabrera.

Bandy bailed Garza out by picking off Bruce at second, ending the inning.

Harvey walked Keon Broxton to open the bottom of the inning, then hung an 0-2 fastball to Eric Sogard, who slammed a homer to right and gave Milwaukee a 4-2 lead.

Orlando Arcia followed, working the count to 3-1 before he connected on a fastball down the middle and sent it out to center for his fourth home run of the year, chasing Harvey.

Milwaukee added one more in the inning, when Perez got caught in a rundown long enough for Jonathan Villar to score, then took a 7-2 lead in the seventh on a solo home run by Bandy.

The Mets scored twice in the ninth against Jacob Barnes, but Jared Hughes retired the final two batters for his first save of the season.

NOTES: The Brewers placed LF Ryan Braun on the 10-day disabled list with a strained left calf and selected the contract of INF Eric Sogard, who started at SS against the Mets. ... UTL Hernan Perez will see the majority of action in LF until Braun returns, manager Craig Counsell said. ... New York placed RHP Jeureys Familia on the 10-day disabled list after he underwent surgery to remove a blood clot in his right shoulder. Mets GM Sandy Alderson said Familia would miss at least "several months" and could be out for the remainder of the season. ... 1B Lucas Duda was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list to replace Familia on the roster.