The New York Mets avoided a sweep at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers, winning 10-4 at Miller Park on Sunday afternoon.
The Mets broke open a close game in the 6th inning when Luis Castillo’s 2-run single off of Jeff Suppan gave them a 4-2 lead. Suppan allowed two more in the 7thto go up 6-2 before closing out with 4 more in the 9th off of rookie Zach Braddock.
The Mets improved to 4-12 in May away from Citi Field and avoided falling back to .500 (26-25).
Suppan, in the last year of his $42-million contract said he has felt good of late, but just didn’t get the job done on Sunday.
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Suppan told reporters after the game that he hasn’t lost confidence.
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Rickie Weeks homered twice for the Brewers, who finished their 6-game homestand with a 4-2 record.
35 year old R.A. Dickey (2-0) was solid for 7-innings for the Mets. It was the longest of three starts for the knuckleballer this season.
The Brewers are in Florida to face the Marlins today.