MILWAUKEE -- New York Mets manager Terry Collins acknowledged before Thursday’s game that Curtis Granderson is not the ideal leadoff hitter these days, in part because he is not walking enough. In fact, Granderson entered the day with only a .300 on-base percentage. Yet Collins added that he has no legitimate alternatives atop the order.
So Granderson again led off in the series opener against the Milwaukee Brewers. And he again flashed his power, while scoring the Mets’ opening two runs.
Granderson took Jimmy Nelson deep for a game-opening homer.