The New York Mets begin a four-game weekend series on the road against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.
The Mets lost on Tuesday to the Miami Marlins 5-1. New York acquired veteran Jose Bautista, who was in the starting lineup for the Mets, and hit a double in his first at bat. Bautista, who is 37, signed with New York after being cut on Sunday by Atlanta. Bautista played left field and batted fifth.
Milwaukee beat Arizona on Tuesday 1-0 for its second straight win and fifth in its last six games. The Brewers now lead the National League Central by 2 ½ games over St. Louis. Jhoulys Chacin along with three Brewers relievers held the D-Backs to three hits on Tuesday.
Asdrubal Cabrera leads the Mets with a .317 batting average and team high 53 hits. With Yoenis Cespedes on the DL, the home run leader for the Mets is Cabrera with seven. New York has a team batting average of .236, while opposing hitters are averaging .245 at the plate against Mets pitching. On Thursday, the Mets will send Steven Matz to the mound. The left-hander this season is 1-3 with an ERA of 4.42, 36 Ks and 16 BBs.
Lorenzo Cain leads the Brewers with a .283 batting average and team high 47 hits. Travis Shaw leads the team in home runs with 11 and in RBIs with 28. Milwaukee has a team batting average of .242 while opposing hitters are averaging .223 at the plate against Brewers pitching. Milwaukee will send Zach Davies to the mound on Thursday. The right-hander this season is 2-3 with an ERA of 4.24, 25 Ks and 12 BBs.
