Mets visit first-place Brewers in Milwaukee

The 24-21 New York Mets found themselves oh-so-close to completing an impressive 6-2 home stand, only for Jeurys Familia’s seeming hatred for Jacob deGrom and his burgeoning Cy Young campaign—three of his four blown saves this season coming in deGrom starts—to send the Mets to a disappointing series defeat to Miami and off to visit the Brewers on a sour note.

In Milwaukee, the Mets will meet a team sitting atop the competitive National League Central with an NL-best 31-19 record. The Brewers are coming off of a sweep of the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks, and are 8-2 over their last ten games.

For the Mets, Brandon Nimmo has continued to look strong with increased playing time. Since May 4,…