Pina's three-run HR caps Crew's comeback win
MILWAUKEE -- Michael Conforto scored four runs, drove in three and finished a single shy of the cycle for the Mets, but the Brewers mounted their biggest comeback in six years, erasing a six-run deficit for a wild 11-9 win on Mother's Day at Miller Park.Keon Broxton sparked the comeback
MILWAUKEE --
It was the Brewers' biggest comeback for a victory since they erased a 7-0 deficit in an 8-7 win at Minnesota on July 2, 2011.
• Pina adds homer to Mother's Day lore at Miller Park
"I don't know if I've seen anything like that," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. "We just kind of chipped away. They answered back. The eighth inning, that was absolutely incredible. Great at-bats by a whole bunch of guys."
"We've been playing good, but I never saw anything like this," said Perez. "The good thing is we don't give up. We still had good at-bats. We kept battling. That's why we win."
The comeback spoiled a huge game for Mets left fielder Conforto, who hit a solo home run in the first inning, walked and scored on catcher
Conforto got one last crack at the single he needed in the eighth but popped out to shortstop to end the inning.
"I knew," Conforto said. "I obviously was going for it. It didn't work out. I didn't get the easy one."
Nothing has been easy for the Mets, whose latest on a long list of injuries may have hurt the most Sunday. With closer
"This is the big leagues," Collins said. "Their job is to come in and get outs. When you call upon them, they got to come in and do the job.
"We didn't get an out when we needed an out. We didn't make a pitch when we needed a pitch."
• Loss ends frustrating week for Mets
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
The hits keep coming: Before Sunday, the Brewers' biggest comeback in a victory was three runs, which they doubled against the Mets thanks to a trio of home runs. The long balls -- Broxton against Mets starter
"I don't think we ever think we can't come back," said Broxton. "[His home run] definitely could have been a turning point to getting the job done. Those [runs] matter."
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"I threw terrible today," said Peralta, who took solace in the team's win. "That's probably the best comeback I've ever been a part of. We just never give up, man."
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"I was arguing balls and strikes. It wasn't just that at-bat. I felt like there were some calls missed, specifically on our side, so I decided to let him know."
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The Brewers must be momma's boys. They improved to 32-19 all-time on Mother's Day, for a .627 winning percentage that ranks best in Major League Baseball. But they own MLB's worst winning percentage on Father's Day, at 18-32 (.360).
BRAUN REACHES 10-AND-5 RIGHTS
He is on the 10-day disabled list with a left calf strain, but Brewers left fielder
Previously, per a limited no-trade clause in Braun's contract, the Brewers could trade him to six different teams without consent. In a recent interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Tom Haudricourt, Braun downplayed the impact of his new status.
"When it comes to the trade stuff, I don't think it's very relevant," Braun said. "I think other teams may have the perception that it could be relevant. But because of my relationship with [Brewers owner Mark Attanasio, GM David Stearns and assistant GM Matt Arnold], we communicate so well, and I don't think it will have any effect at all, to be honest."
BREWERS' SHAW EXITS
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WHAT'S NEXT
Mets: With the Mets in desperate need for their starting rotation to perform better, Zack Wheeler will look to build upon his best start since returning from Tommy John surgery when he starts the first game of a three-game series in Arizona on Monday at 9:40 p.m. ET. Wheeler allowed just one run on two hits over six innings against the Giants his last time out.
Brewers: Braun will miss the series while he recovers from a left calf strain, but another former Brewers top prospect who made his Major League debut at Petco Park will be active on Monday for the start of a four-game series in San Diego.
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Adam McCalvy has covered the Brewers for MLB.com since 2001. Follow him on Twitter @AdamMcCalvy, like him on Facebook and listen to his podcast.
Andrew Gruman is a contributor to MLB.com based in Milwaukee and covered the Mets on Sunday.