Mets 2, Brewers 0
MILWAUKEE -- Jacob deGrom pitched a four-hit shutout through eight innings and Wilmer Flores had an RBI double as the New York Mets snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday afternoon at Miller Park.
DeGrom breezed through the Milwaukee lineup, allowing only one hit in his first 6 2/3 innings.
The right-hander retired the first seven Milwaukee batters in order before third baseman Hernan Perez reached on a one-out double in the third before deGrom closed out the inning with a groundout and a strikeout.
DeGrom then took care of the next 11 batters in order before first baseman Adam Lind singled with two outs in the seventh.
Brewers left fielder Shane Peterson followed with what appeared to be a double to left, but the umpires reviewed the call and found that the ball landed foul. DeGrom threw six more pitches before Peterson singled to center, but he escaped any damage when shortstop Jean Segura popped out to shallow left center, ending the inning.
While deGrom (8-5) was cruising along, the punchless Mets struggled to cash in against Brewers right-hander Taylor Jungmann, who allowed four hits and two walks in five innings.
New York finally scored in the sixth, taking a 1-0 lead on Flores' double off right-hander Michael Blazek (4-2).
The Mets added an insurance run in the seventh when first baseman Lucas Duda singled with the bases loaded. Left-hander Will Smith gave up the hit, but the run was charged to right-hander Jonathan Broxton, who continued his disappointing season by giving up three straight one-out singles in the seventh.
Milwaukee missed one last chance against deGrom in the eighth, wiping out a leadoff single by second baseman Scooter Gennett.
Mets right-hander Jeurys Familila worked a perfect ninth for his 20th save of the season.
NOTES: Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell gave 3B Aramis Ramirez and CF Carlos Gomez the day off Thursday. Both will be back in the lineup Friday against the Twins, Counsell said. ... The Mets have scored only nine runs on the first seven games of their current road trip and have gone 0-7 in those contests. New York is 10-26 on the road this season and 3-18 in the last 21 games away from Citi Field. ... The Brewers already clinched a series victory -- their second against the Mets this season -- but were looking for their first series sweep since taking three from the Dodgers last Aug. 15-17 at Dodgers Stadium. Milwaukee hasn't swept a home series since taking three from the Reds on July 21-23, 2014. ... Mets 3B Daniel Murphy continued his rehab assignment Thursday with the rookie-level Gulf Coast Mets. He has been out since June 5 with a strained left quad.