MILWAUKEE—Rookie Brice Turang hit a grand slam for his first major league home run, capping a seven-run fifth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers opened their home schedule by routing the New York Mets 10–0 on Monday.
Brian Anderson also homered and Freddy Peralta pitched six innings of two-hit ball as the Brewers won their third straight. This marked Milwaukee’s first shutout victory in a home opener since a 2–0 triumph over Atlanta in 2014.
Shut out in their first 16 innings this season, the Brewers have scored 22 runs in their last 20 innings.
The day started poorly for the Mets when Carlos Carrasco received a pitch-clock violation before throwing his first pitch. That set the tone for the rest of an afternoon in which they compiled more clock violations (four) than hits (three). New York has lost 14 of its last 17 games at Milwaukee….