Brewers overcome Dustin May's early injury to rout the Mets 8-1

Brice Turang delivered a three-run home run as the Milwaukee Brewers edged out the New York Mets 8-1 in a game that saw an early setback for their starting pitcher. Dustin May, who suffered a bruised right scapula early in the first inning from a line drive hit by A.J. Ewing, was replaced by Robert Gasser. Gasser went on to secure the win with a 5 1/3 innings performance.

May's exit made him the first major league starter to leave after a single pitch since Pablo López with the Miami Marlins back in July 2021. David Hamilton, Sal Frelick, Garrett Mitchell, and Christian Yelich contributed RBI singles for the Brewers, who have now set a league-leading record of 82-50. This victory marks their sixth straight winning season and their ninth in the past decade.

The Milwaukee team has only finished over .500 15 times in their first 48 seasons in the majors. Turang's first home run of the year came on July 31, and he has struggled this month at .188 with 10 RBIs. Francisco Alvarez provided the Mets' only run with an RBI single, but they lost their seventh game in 20 games since selling at the trade deadline.

Bo Bichette left the game after four innings with a bruised left foot; X-rays were negative according to interim manager Andy Green. Third baseman Bo Bichette fouled a ball off his foot during his final at-bat. Robert Stock (0-3) allowed seven runs and 10 hits over four innings. The Brewers will now look to wrap up their series finale against Sean Manaea and the Mets on Thursday night.