Mets 9, Brewers 2: Sweep in Milwaukee

Ryan Church slugged a grand slam during a six-run first inning and the Mets swept the Brewers with a 9-2 win at Miller Park on Wednesday. Here are some tidbits. Church hadn’t gone deep since June 1 off the Dodgers’ Hiroki Kuroda , which had led to pregame ribbing from Carlos Delgado . Billy Wagner tossed a bullpen session at Shea. He’ll repeat that on Friday before facing batters later in the weekend, Tony Bernazard said. Mets officials prefer Wagner face minor-leaguers to a simulated game. As the Daily News reported in Wednesday’s editions, Wagner appears on track to return Tuesday against the Nationals. Jerry Manuel may have missed the boat not inserting a call-up in for the ninth inning with a seven-run lead. Manuel suggested he’s had to sweat out so many games this year, he wanted to relax. But four Mets relievers are in the top seven in appearances this season – Pedro Feliciano , Luis Ayala , Joe Smith and Aaron Heilman . The Mets received 12 1/3 scoreless relief ... (link)