The NL Wild Card Series opens with a matchup between the Milwaukee Brewers and the New York Mets at American Family Field on Tuesday, starting at 5:32 p.m. ET.
The Mets (+121 underdog moneyline odds) are away versus the Brewers (-143). The Brewers are projected to give the nod to Freddy Peralta (11-9, 3.68 ERA) against the Mets and Luis Severino (11-7, 3.91 ERA).
The Brewers lost 5-0 to the Mets Sunday, with Colin Rea (5 2/3 innings, giving up five earned runs on 10 hits while striking out five) on the hook for the loss. Gary Sanchez went 1-for-2 to lead the Brewers offensively in the defeat.
The Mets were defeated by the Braves 3-0 yesterday. Jose Iglesias went 1-for-4 in the defeat, while Joey Lucchesi took the loss on the mound, pitching six innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out five.
Prepare for this postseason matchup between the Brewers vs. Mets with what you need to know, including viewing options.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Mets odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Brewers (-143, bet $143 to win $100)
- Underdog: Mets (+121, bet $100 to win $121)
- Over/under: 7.5
Brewers vs. Mets: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- Game Time: 5:32 p.m. ET
- Stadium: American Family Field
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Brewers stats and trends
Brewers betting records
- This season, the Brewers have won 54 out of the 91 games, or 59.3%, in which they’ve been favored.
- Milwaukee has entered 37 games this season favored by -143 or more and is 22-15 in those contests.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 58.8% chance of a victory for the Brewers.
- So far this season, Milwaukee and its opponents have hit the over in 82 of 162 games with a total.
- The Brewers are 85-76-0 against the spread this season.
Freddy Peralta (Brewers probable starter)
- The Brewers are sending Peralta (11-9) to make his 33rd start of the season. He is 11-9 with a 3.68 ERA and 200 strikeouts in 173 2/3 innings pitched.
- The righty last pitched on Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he threw 5 1/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up two hits.
- The 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.68, with 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in 32 games this season. Opponents have a .224 batting average against him.
- Peralta heads into this outing with 11 quality starts under his belt this season.
- Peralta will try to prolong a four-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.4 innings per appearance).
- In five of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
- The opposing Mets offense has a collective .246 batting average, and is 10th in the league with 1357 total hits and seventh in MLB action with 768 runs scored. It has the ninth-ranked slugging percentage (.415) and ranks sixth in home runs (207) in all of MLB.
- In six innings over one appearance against the Mets this season, Peralta has a 1.5 ERA and a 0.333 WHIP while his opponents are batting .056.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 28-year-old ranks 30th in ERA (3.68), 35th in WHIP (1.215), and eighth in K/9 (10.4).
Brewers batting stats
- The Brewers have hit 177 homers this season, which ranks 16th in the league.
- The offense for Milwaukee has a slugging percentage of .403 this season, 12th in MLB.
- The Brewers have a team batting average of .248 this season, which ranks eighth among MLB teams.
- Milwaukee is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking sixth with 777 total runs this season.
- The Brewers have an OBP of .326 this season, which ranks fourth in MLB.
- Milwaukee ranks 21st in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of nine whiffs per contest.
Mets stats and trends
Mets betting records
- The Mets have come away with 28 wins in the 63 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- New York has a mark of 12-10 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +121 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Mets have an implied victory probability of 45.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Contests with New York has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 82 of 162 chances this season.
- The Mets have an against the spread record of 85-76-0 in 161 games with a line this season.
Luis Severino (Mets probable starter)
- Severino gets the start for the Mets, his 32nd of the season. He is 11-7 with a 3.91 ERA and 161 strikeouts in 182 2/3 innings pitched.
- The righty last pitched on Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves, when he threw four innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up seven hits.
- The 30-year-old has an ERA of 3.91, with 8 strikeouts per nine innings in 31 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .243 batting average against him.
- Severino enters this game with 14 quality starts under his belt this year.
- Severino will look to secure his 29th outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 5.9 innings per appearance.
- In four of his 31 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
- He meets a Brewers offense that ranks sixth in the league with 777 total runs scored while batting .248 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .403 slugging percentage (12th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 177 home runs (16th in the league).
- Severino has thrown five innings, giving up three earned runs on 11 hits while striking out six against the Brewers this season.
- Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 30-year-old ranks 39th in ERA (3.91), 41st in WHIP (1.242), and 38th in K/9 (8).
Mets batting stats
- The Mets are sixth in baseball with 207 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
- So far this year, New York is ninth in baseball, slugging .415.
- The Mets have the 12th-ranked batting average in the majors (.246).
- New York scores the seventh-most runs in baseball (768 total, 4.7 per game).
- The Mets’ .319 on-base percentage is eighth-best in baseball.
