Broxton was in the starting lineup Friday night against the New York Mets, playing center field and batting seventh.
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Milwaukee never managed another baserunner-in fact, the Brewers did not strand anyone all night. But Matz settled down to retire 18 of the final 19 batters he faced – including 15 in a row – and spare a bullpen that had to throw 6 1/3 innings Thursday night, when Harvey gave up nine runs (six earned) in a 9-1 loss to the Washington Nationals. Davies has permitted two earned runs in each of his last three turns after he was tagged for 14 runs over his first three outings.DeGrom rang up 205 strikeouts previous year but his numbers are way down in that category this season – he has a total of nine during a three-start winless stretch spanning 18 1/3 innings. Matz struck out eight and walked one as the Mets won for only the second time in eight games. “We were really short in the ‘pen”, manager Terry Collins said.
Addison Reed and Jeurys Familia combined to pitch two scoreless innings in relief to lock down the win for the Mets. Rookie Michael Conforto’s seventh homer, an opposite-field two-run blast, provided the difference for NY, which has scored seven runs in its last four games. The ball cleared the shortened fence at Citi Field, near the 358-foot sign. He said he was feeling better and thinks he is “trending in the right direction”. “Between starts, I’ve been working on not thinking much, just grabbing the ball and executing”. A pair of Brewers who played for the Mets last season, OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis and RHP Carlos Torres, received their 2015 NL championship rings from Collins and Mets assistant general manager John Ricco. Ricco brought over gift bags, and Collins thanked both players for their contributions.
The difference, however, is that Syndergaard started on his regular turn without interruption after getting checked out on May 2, whereas Matz will have a 10-day gap between outings. Brewers LF Ryan Braun, who has missed three straight games due to lower-back stiffness, is 0-for-10 against deGrom.2.
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The Milwaukee Brewers have placed right fielder Domingo Santana on the 15-day disabled list with a sore right shoulder and recalled speedy Keon Broxton from Triple-A Colorado Springs. Mets 3B David Wright got a scheduled day off as part of the maintenance for his spinal stenosis. Eric Campbell went down swinging, but Rene Rivera grounded out softly to third, scoring Walker. He said he was fine.
