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.

While the Mets are the most out-of-form team in Major League Baseball heading into this series, the Milwaukee Brewers are the most in-form. Their nine wins in the last 10 games mean they have the best record of any team this season, winning a total of 70 and losing just 44.