Brewers 3, Mets 1 — Opening Day Box Score & Recap (3/29/2024)

It is Opening Day - 2024. The Mets are home to play the Milwaukee Brewers.

1:40 is the estimated start.

Final: Brewers 3, Mets 1

Player of the Game: Christian Yelich

The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the New York Mets, 3-1, at Citi Field on Friday, March 29, 2024. Christian Yelich went 3-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI to lead the way. Freddy Peralta (1-0) earned the win; Jose Quintana took the loss; Abner Uribe (1) picked up the save.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIL	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	8	0
NYM	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

Milwaukee Brewers Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Jackson Chourio RF	3	0	1	1	1	0	.333
William Contreras C	3	0	0	1	0	2	.000
Christian Yelich LF	4	1	3	1	0	1	.750
Rhys Hoskins 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Willy Adames SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Blake Perkins CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250
Joey Ortiz 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250
Gary Sánchez DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jake Bauers DH	2	1	1	0	0	0	.500
Andruw Monasterio 3B	1	1	0	0	1	0	.000
Brice Turang 2B	2	0	1	0	0	1	.500
Totals	32	3	8	3	3	7

BATTING
2B: Bauers (1, López, Jo).
HR: Yelich (1, 4th inning off Quintana, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Bauers 2; Chourio, J; Ortiz, J; Perkins, B; Turang; Yelich 6.
RBI: Chourio, J (1); Contreras, Wm (1); Yelich (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hoskins.
SF: Contreras, Wm.
GIDP: Contreras, Wm; Hoskins.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Chourio, J (1, 2nd base off Quintana/Alvarez, F).

FIELDING
Pickoffs: Contreras, Wm (Stewart, D at 1st base).

New York Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Brandon Nimmo LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Francisco Lindor SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Pete Alonso 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jeff McNeil 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Starling Marte RF	3	1	1	1	0	0	.333
DJ Stewart DH	2	0	0	0	1	2	.000
Francisco Alvarez C	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Brett Baty 3B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Harrison Bader CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Totals	27	1	1	1	2	10

BATTING
HR: Marte, S (1, 2nd inning off Peralta, F, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Marte, S 4.
RBI: Marte, S (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Marte, S.
Team RISP: 0-for-1.
Team LOB: 1.

BASERUNNING
PO: Stewart, D (1st base by Contreras, Wm).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Baty-McNeil-Alonso; Lindor-McNeil-Alonso).

Milwaukee Brewers Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Freddy Peralta (W)	6.0	1	1	1	1	8	1.50
Trevor Megill	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Joel Payamps	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
Abner Uribe (SV)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

New York Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Jose Quintana (L)	4.2	6	2	2	2	4	3.86
Drew Smith	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Jorge López	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	9.00
Michael Tonkin	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0.00

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Contreras	Quintana	6	Swinging Strike	2-2	85.3 mph Changeup
Nimmo	Peralta	6	Swinging Strike	2-2	81.9 mph Slider
Perkins	Quintana	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	84.7 mph Changeup
Alvarez	Peralta	5	Foul Tip	2-2	96.2 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Contreras	Quintana	4	Called Strike	1-2	89.8 mph Sinker
Bader	Peralta	8	Swinging Strike	3-2	94.8 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Ortiz	Quintana	5	Called Strike	2-2	76.4 mph Curveball
Lindor	Peralta	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	82.8 mph Slider
Hoskins	Smith	6	Foul Tip	2-2	86.4 mph Slider
Stewart	Peralta	6	Called Strike	3-2	93.5 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Alvarez	Peralta	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	82.0 mph Slider
Baty	Peralta	7	Called Strike	3-2	95.0 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Nimmo	Peralta	8	Swinging Strike	3-2	94.2 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Yelich	Tonkin	6	Swinging Strike	3-2	81.9 mph Slider
Stewart	Payamps	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	94.6 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Baty	Payamps	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	93.7 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Turang	Tonkin	6	Swinging Strike	3-2	92.3 mph Four-Seam Fastball

#: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on.

Scoring Plays

B2: Starling Marte homers (1) on a line drive to left center field. (MIL 0, NYM 1)

T4: Christian Yelich homers (1) on a line drive to right center field. (MIL 1, NYM 1)

T5: William Contreras out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Starling Marte. Andruw Monasterio scores. (MIL 2, NYM 1)

T7: Jackson Chourio grounds into a force out, second baseman Jeff McNeil to shortstop Francisco Lindor. Jake Bauers scores. Brice Turang out at 2nd. Jackson Chourio to 1st. (MIL 3, NYM 1)

Statcast

Top Exit Velocity

Batter	Result	MPH
Starling Marte	Home Run	109.2
William Contreras	Grounded Into DP	109.2
Christian Yelich	Home Run	108.7
Starling Marte	Groundout	107.0
Gary Sánchez	Flyout	106.3

Top Distances

Batter	Result	FT
Christian Yelich	Home Run	389
Starling Marte	Home Run	381
Starling Marte	Flyout	364
Gary Sánchez	Flyout	361
Pete Alonso	Flyout	343

Top Pitch Velocity

Pitcher	Pitch	MPH
Trevor Megill	Four-Seam Fastball	99.8
Abner Uribe	Sinker	99.5
Abner Uribe	Sinker	99.5
Trevor Megill	Four-Seam Fastball	99.4
Trevor Megill	Four-Seam Fastball	99.3

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Freddy Peralta	11
Joel Payamps	4
Jose Quintana	3
Michael Tonkin	3

Home Runs — Statcast

Home Run	Exit Velo	Distance
Starling Marte (off Freddy Peralta)	109.2 mph	381 ft
Christian Yelich (off Jose Quintana)	108.7 mph	389 ft

Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against

Pitcher	Max Velo	Max EV	Whiffs
Freddy Peralta	97.1	109.2	11
Jose Quintana	91.2	108.7	3
Michael Tonkin	93.5	95.6	3
Drew Smith	96.1	94.9	0
Trevor Megill	99.8	98.1	0
Joel Payamps	95.6	106.2	4
Abner Uribe	99.5	97.6	0
Jorge López	94.9	109.2	0

Full pitch-by-pitch charts at Baseball Savant »

Game Info

WP: Megill.
Pitch timer violations: Peralta, F (pitcher).
Pitches-strikes: Peralta, F 92-58; Megill 14-7; Payamps 11-8; Uribe 11-8; Quintana 85-48; Smith, Dr 16-9; López, Jo 8-6; Tonkin 33-18.
Groundouts-flyouts: Peralta, F 4-3; Megill 0-1; Payamps 0-0; Uribe 2-0; Quintana 3-5; Smith, Dr 0-2; López, Jo 2-0; Tonkin 2-0.
Batters faced: Peralta, F 19; Megill 4; Payamps 3; Uribe 3; Quintana 21; Smith, Dr 4; López, Jo 4; Tonkin 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Smith, Dr 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Alfonso Márquez. 1B: Lance Barrett. 2B: Jonathan Parra. 3B: Roberto Ortiz.
Weather: 53 degrees, Sunny.
Wind: 17 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 1:44 PM.
T: 2:28.
Att: 42,137.
Venue: Citi Field.
March 29, 2024