Milwaukee Brewers probable pitchers, starting lineup vs. Mets - NL Wild Card Game One

Ladies and gentlemen, we finally made it. The Milwaukee Brewers are set to take on the New York Mets in Game 1 of this year's NL Wild Card Series. The Crew rather easily finished in the top spot in the NL Central this year, going 93-69 and finishing 10 games above the second-place Cubs. Over in the East, the Mets and Braves tied for second in the division, but both made it into the postseason as wild card teams after a wild doubleheader between the two to end the 2024 season.

In the regular season this year, the Brewers owned the Mets in head-to-head matchups, going 5-1 overall, highlighted by a season-opening sweep. Milwaukee will be sporting mostly the same roster, so hopefully that trend sticks in this series.

Probable starting pitchers

Taking the mound for the Brewers will be right-hander Freddy Peralta, who's preparing to make one of the biggest starts of his life. The 28-year-old functioned as Milwaukee's staff ace this year and while he ran into a bit of inconsistencies down the stretch, he still finished 11-9 with a respectable 3.68 ERA and 114 ERA+ through a career-high 173.2 innings of work. In his postseason career, Peralta is 0-1 with a 3.46 ERA through four games (two starts) and 13 innings.

Opposite Peralta will be resurgent right-hander Luis Severino. The Mets hurler had his best full season in a while in 2024, going 11-7 with a 3.91 ERA and 101 ERA+ across 31 starts and 182 innings. He showed what he can do when healthy and the Mets lucked out by getting him on a rare healthy season. He's under contract as a rental and has set himself up nicely for a payday in the upcoming offseason. Severino's playoff career is much more extensive than Peralta's, but he's only managed a 5.15 ERA through 11 outings (10 starts) and 43.2 innings.

Milwaukee Brewers starting lineup, October 1

• 1. 2B Brice Turang
• 2. LF Jackson Chourio
• 3. C William Contreras
• 4. CF Garrett Mitchell
• 5. SS Willy Adames
• 6. DH Jake Bauers
• 7. 1B Rhys Hoskins
• 8. RF Sal Frelick
• 9. 3B Joey Ortiz

New York Mets starting lineup, October 1

• 1. SS Francisco Lindor
• 2. 2B Jose Iglesias
• 3. LF Brandon Nimmo
• 4. 3B Mark Vientos
• 5. 1B Pete Alonso
• 6. DH Jesse Winker
• 7. RF Starling Marte
• 8. CF Tyrone Taylor
• 9. C Francisco Alvarez

What channel is the Milwaukee Brewers game on tonight?

• Game time: 4:32 p.m. CT
• On a national stage, the game will only be broadcasted on ESPN.

How can I listen to the Milwaukee Brewers game tonight?

• The Brewers broadcast will be on WTMJ 620 and Brewers Radio Network.
• Mets fans can tune into the game on Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880 AM and Audacy App 92.3 HD2.
• Nationally, the game will be available on ESPN Radio.

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