I think the three games at NYM were a success for the Brewers despite going 1-2. Why?
1) They learned they are not the greatest team of all time.
2) They learned they are good enough to hand with the big boys on the road.
3) The beat the big boys bad once on the road, lost a toss up game and lost one game bad.
The game they lost was against Oliver Perez. They are historically bad against OP (see below). Further, the type of pitcher that OP is means that he should excel when he gets an early lead like the Mets gave him. He has good stuff and sometimes needs a little boost in confidence to go right after hitters. A few runs and prior success will give you that confidence and keeps him out of the trouble he gets in when he starts walking batters.
Oliver Perez's last 27.1 innings against the Brewers: 37 K's (37:27.1 K/IP) and a .210 BAA.
Over that same time span against all teams he has a .246 BAA and 438:411.2 K/IP ratio.
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