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07/20 21:43 CDT Pratt hits 1st career homer as Brewers beat Mets 8-3 in
Peralta's return to Milwaukee
Pratt hits 1st career homer as Brewers beat Mets 8-3 in Peralta's return to
Milwaukee
By STEVE MEGARGEE
AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) --- Cooper Pratt hit his first major league homer and had his
first career three-hit game to help spoil Freddy Peralta's return to Milwaukee
as the Brewers defeated the New York Mets 8-3 on Monday night.
Joey Ortiz had a three-run homer and Andrew Vaughn launched a two-run shot for
the Brewers, who won their fourth straight. Vaughn also doubled.
Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski struck out six and allowed one unearned run
while throwing 65 pitches over four innings in his first appearance since July
7. Misiorowski was scratched from a scheduled July 12 start due to arm fatigue,
and Brewers manager Pat Murphy spoke before Monday's game about monitoring the
two-time All-Star's workload.
Peralta (5-9) gave up seven runs over 5 1/3 innings while facing the Brewers
for the first time after pitching for them from 2018-25. He received two
standing ovations from the Milwaukee crowd --- one after a pregame video
tribute to him aired on the American Family Field scoreboard and another as he
left the game with the Mets trailing 5-1.
Ortiz then greeted Xzavion Curry with a drive over the left-field wall to break
open the game.
Peralta opened the bottom of the first by striking out Christian Yelich, but
followed that up by walking Jackson Chourio on four pitches. According to
Sportradar, that was just the second four-pitch walk Chourio had drawn all
season.
Brice Turang doubled home Chourio and later scored on William Contreras'
two-out single.
Pratt, who went 3 for 4, extended Milwaukee's lead to 3-0 in the second. Vaughn
added his two-run shot in the third.
Craig Yoho (2-0) pitched one inning of scoreless relief to pick up the win.
Lance McCullers allowed two runs over three innings in his Brewers debut.
Up next Milwaukee's Brandon Sproat (3-4, 5.18 ERA) faces his former team for the first time and Zach Thornton (0-1, 2.60) starts for New York on Tuesday. The Brewers acquired Sproat in the January trade that sent Peralta to the Mets. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
Up next Milwaukee's Brandon Sproat (3-4, 5.18 ERA) faces his former team for the first time and Zach Thornton (0-1, 2.60) starts for New York on Tuesday. The Brewers acquired Sproat in the January trade that sent Peralta to the Mets. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
