Robert Gasser’s heroic outing and an offensive explosion led to the Milwaukee Brewers' 82nd win of the season.
The Milwaukee Brewers may have dropped two of their last three games, but they managed to get back on track with a big 8-1 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday, Aug. 26.
Having a winner-take-all series finale against a team like the Mets doesn't mean nearly as much as it would against other National League contenders, but the Brewers have been so dominant this year it's still something that's on the back of their mind.
Milwaukee scored as many runs in this game as they did in their last three combined, which says a lot about what this team has done recently.
Now they're 82-51, and it seems like the offense is back to where it once was, and Robert Gasser delivered a start that will be praised by manager Pat Murphy and the rest of this organization for quite some time.
Brewers got the best version of Gasser in New York
It seems like there were plans to have Gasser make a relief appearance in this game no matter what, but no one could've predicted Dustin May would be pulled after just one pitch.
After eating a 106-mph hit off his back, May was removed from the game, and Gasser had to come in on minimal preparation.
Thankfully for the Brewers, he knocked it out of the park. The 27-year-old has been a bit inconsistent this season, but what they got out of him at Citi Field not only salvaged this game, but saved their bullpen from a complete disaster.
Knowing that it was only game two of a stretch where they have to play 16 games in a row, Gasser's five-plus-inning performance helped this team more than he'll ever know.
Brewers offensive numbers looked much better
This Brewers team may not have the best offense in baseball, but somehow, even with a minuscule home run total, they're still among the league's best.
Time and time again, the Brewers do the little things right, but they forgot how to do all of that in their two recent losses.
Murphy wasn't afraid to bench rookie Cooper Pratt for failing to lay down a bunt and for his single where he didn't sprint to second base, and that may have been a wake-up call for everyone in the dugout.
Milwaukee recorded 13 hits against this Mets team in a game that saw them leave nine runners on base, but this time around, they were 8-for-15 with runners in scoring position, which is an incredible adjustment from their 2-for-26 stretch in the two games prior.
