Covering the bases 8/10/2025: Brewers 7, Mets 6 (9 straight wins)
In perhaps the most dramatic victory of the season thus far, the Milwaukee Brewers erased a 5-0 fourth-inning deficit and won it in walk-off fashion 7-6 over the New York Mets on Sunday at American Family Field. The win completed a three-game sweep of the Mets, the team that eliminated the Brewers from the playoffs last year, and extended their winning streak to nine games. The Brewers already have an 11-game winning streak this season and have three stretches of at least eight straight wins.
With the Chicago Cubs losing 3-2 to the St. Louis Cardinals, the Brewers lead the NL Central by six games over the second-place Cubs. The Brewers have won 21 of their last 31 when falling behind, something they did in all three games of this series, this one was the biggest, erasing a five-run deficit. The Mets have now lost 11 of their last 12, including seven straight.
FIRST BASE: The B Team
Facing a left-handed starter in the Mets' Sean Manaea, manager Pat Murphy sidelined his left-handed bats. That meant DH Christian Yelich, second baseman Brice Turang and right fielder Sal Frelick all began the game on the bench, with William Contreras going from catcher to DH, Danny Jansen at catcher, Andruw Monasterio at second base and Brandon Lockridge in right. Lockridge went 0-for-3, but Murphy said the Brewers newcomer saw 33 pitches, which helped wear down pitchers and helped the other hitters. Turang and Frelick did come in late to pinch hit and play defense.
SECOND BASE: Contreras powers up
For the second time in nine games, Contreras has had back-to-back games with three homers. That bodes well for the Brewers. Contreras hit a pair of homers Sunday and did it in consecutive innings. Contreras hit a solo homer in the fourth inning to left field to get the comeback started and pull the Crew within 5-1, triggering a three-run rally. In the fifth inning, Contreras curled one down the right-field line just inside the foul pole. He now has 12 homers.
THIRD BASE: Hall's statement
Left-hander DL Hall wants to be a starter, but performances like Sunday's are why he is a valuable weapon out of the Brewers' bullpen. Hall was the unsung hero, coming in after Quinn Priester's worst outing with the Brewers after the starter allowed six runs in 4⅓ innings and down 6-3. All Hall did was toss 3⅔ innings of hitless relief, walking two and striking out four. With the back end of the Brewers' bullpen short, that got the Brewers to the ninth, where Nick Mears had a shutout frame.
HOME PLATE: Collins' clout
The Isaac Collins story just gets better. Once unprotected by the Colorado Rockies in the minor-league portion of the Rule 5 Draft, Collins is among the leaders for NL Rookie of the Year in 2025. Coming off being named NL Rookie of the Month for July, Collins is bidding for a repeat after hitting a walk-off homer off Mets closer Edwin Diaz leading off the ninth inning. Collins, who had been an infielder, has adapted well to being a corner outfielder for the Brewers and is now slashing .295/.395/.448 with eight homers and 40 RBIs. Collins' homer off Diaz was the first run allowed by the closer since June 2.
EXTRA BASES: Pirates come to town
⚾ The Brewers open a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday, sending right-hander Freddy Peralta (13-5, 3.03 ERA) to the mound against left-hander Andrew Heaney (5-9 4.77 ERA). Peralta is tied for the MLB lead in wins with Garrett Crochet of the Boston Red Sox. In his last start, Peralta went five innings and allowed one run on four hits and three walks while striking out seven. Heaney has been up and down recently, allowing three or more runs in four of his last six games, including three in a two-inning relief appearance. He has made it through five innings only once in that stretch.
⚾ Despite torrential rain Saturday that caused flooding in the Milwaukee area and closed some parking lots at American Family Field, the Brewers had their seventh straight sellout and eighth in the last nine home games.
⚾ Priester's streak of winning decisions remains tied for the club record at 10 after the rally took him off the hook.
⚾ The Brewers had their 11th straight errorless game, tying for the second-longest streak in club history. The best run is 12 games, something they can match Monday. They also went 11 games without an error in 1979 (July 20-29) and 2006 (July 28-Aug. 9).
