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New York Mets 4, Milwaukee Brewers 0

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · American Family FieldGame-day snapshot Jul 21, 7:00 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 20, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score36
New York Mets
74–88 · 5th NL East · T-Score 36
4
4–0
FINAL
Milwaukee Brewers
103–59 · 1st NL Central · T-Score 59
0
T-Score59
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherMetsThornton owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handMetsNew has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupBrewersMilwaukee's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenBrewersMilwaukee has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formBrewersMilwaukee has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

NYM
Zac Thornton LHP
Zac Thornton
New York Mets
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.60
47th
WHIP
0.92
49th
K/9
7.79
184th
BB/9
2.60
13th
P-Score54i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.52
167th
OPS/R
–
IP
17.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.60
QUALITY
START %
67%
(2 of 3)
DAYS
REST
9
MIL
Brandon Sproat RHP
Brandon Sproat
Milwaukee Brewers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.16
193rd
WHIP
1.37
173rd
K/9
9.55
50th
BB/9
4.28
209th
P-Score40i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.65
179th
OPS/R
–
IP
82.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.39
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
10
How the starters differ
·Thornton allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.92 WHIP compared with 1.37.
·Thornton enters with a 2.60 ERA compared with Sproat's 5.16.
·Sproat owns a 9.6 K/9 compared with Thornton's 7.8.
·Thornton allows the lower home-run rate: 0.52 vs 1.65 per nine.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Thornton arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter31%88.5
Four-seam26%92.3
Sweeper16%79.9
Slider8%84.7
Sinker8%92.3
Curveball6%82.9
Changeup4%84.5
Sproat arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker26%94.4
Four-seam25%95.2
Cutter21%90.7
Sweeper10%86.2
Curveball10%82.0
Changeup8%90.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Mets vs RHP (Brandon Sproat)
20th
in MLB
0.713OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Brewers vs LHP (Zac Thornton)
14th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
New York MetsOfficial lineupvs RHP Brandon Sproat
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Sproat (BvP)
1A.J. EwingLCF56.70011.713No MLB historyNo history
2Juan SotoLLF84.90827.983No MLB historyNo history
3Bo BichetteR3B60.70218.670No MLB historyNo history
4Francisco LindorSSS66.73221.775No MLB historyNo history
5Carson BengeLRF64.77620.780No MLB historyNo history
6Luis Robert Jr.RCF52.70711.695No MLB historyNo history
7Jared YoungL1B62.7599.793No MLB historyNo history
8Marcus SemienR2B44.62015.607No MLB historyNo history
9Luis TorrensRC53.6919.676No MLB historyNo history
1A.J. Ewing CF · L.252 / .700 · 11 HRvs hand .713 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score2Juan Soto LF · L.275 / .908 · 27 HRvs hand .983 · No MLB history · No history84H-Score3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260 / .702 · 18 HRvs hand .670 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score4Francisco Lindor SS · S.225 / .732 · 21 HRvs hand .775 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score5Carson Benge RF · L.282 / .776 · 20 HRvs hand .780 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score6Luis Robert Jr. CF · R.221 / .707 · 11 HRvs hand .695 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score7Jared Young 1B · L.266 / .759 · 9 HRvs hand .793 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score8Marcus Semien 2B · R.215 / .620 · 15 HRvs hand .607 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score9Luis Torrens C · R.235 / .691 · 9 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score
Milwaukee BrewersOfficial lineupvs LHP Zac Thornton
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Thornton (BvP)
1Jackson ChourioRLF79.83825.979No MLB historyNo history
2Brice TurangL2B76.81621.620No MLB historyNo history
3William ContrerasRC74.75818.760No MLB historyNo history
4Andrew VaughnR1B66.8346.938No MLB historyNo history
5Garrett MitchellLCF71.77011.668No MLB historyNo history
6Gary SánchezRC62.77112.826No MLB historyNo history
7Luis LaraSRF42.6361.587No MLB historyNo history
8Cooper PrattRSS48.7183.572No MLB historyNo history
9Joey OrtizRSS58.7309.664No MLB historyNo history
1Jackson Chourio LF · R.291 / .838 · 25 HRvs hand .979 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score2Brice Turang 2B · L.268 / .816 · 21 HRvs hand .620 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score3William Contreras C · R.270 / .758 · 18 HRvs hand .760 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score4Andrew Vaughn 1B · R.306 / .834 · 6 HRvs hand .938 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score5Garrett Mitchell CF · L.262 / .770 · 11 HRvs hand .668 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score6Gary Sánchez C · R.209 / .771 · 12 HRvs hand .826 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score7Luis Lara RF · S.246 / .636 · 1 HRvs hand .587 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score8Cooper Pratt SS · R.281 / .718 · 3 HRvs hand .572 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score9Joey Ortiz SS · R.270 / .730 · 9 HRvs hand .664 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseNYMNYM·MILMIL
AVG.239 23rd.258 1st
OPS.706 24th.744 4th
Home runs204 7th154 28th
Runs699 20th832 2nd
OBP.310 25th.341 1st
SLG.396 21st.403 11th
PitchingNYMNYM·MILMIL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.15vs3.51
NYMMIL
WHIP1.29vs1.18
NYMMIL
K/99.1vs9.6
NYMMIL
HR Allowed184vs171
NYMMIL
BullpenNYMNYM·MILMIL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.29vs3.41
no league rank
Saves31vs55
NYMMIL
ResultsNYMNYM·MILMIL
+31020th
Run differential
+4712nd
74–88 Record103–59
4–6 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
New York Mets (4–6)
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
Milwaukee Brewers (6–4)
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Mets?+
Zac Thornton (2.60 ERA, 0–1) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Brewers?+
Brandon Sproat (5.16 ERA, 3–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:40 PM ET at American Family Field.
Where is the game being played?+
American Family Field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Mets and Brewers performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Brewers 4–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Zac Thornton is at 54; Brandon Sproat is at 40. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.