MILWAUKEE -- Jimmy Nelson's pitching gem left the Brewers on the brink of their first series sweep of a challenging season.
Dealing the slumping Mets their seventh consecutive loss, Nelson surrendered only two hits and matched a career high by pitching eight innings of a 4-1 win Wednesday night at Miller Park, a needed lift after the 26-year-old set career highs for hits allowed in each of his two previous starts. Nelson retired the Mets in order in five of his eight innings, plus another frame in which he faced the minimum three batters thanks to a double play.