Josh Hader saves a marker to save the win

NEW YORK – The Milwaukee Brewers needed someone to get out of their paddock and give the game some reason, and as usual, Josh Hader was the man who did it.

Hader stopped what appeared to be a sure-fire advance by scoring the last six outs in the order, including five behind, allowing the Brewers to hold on Saturday night for a 8 to 6 victory over the New York Mets at Citi Field.

It was the first time Hader had played in front of Miller Park since last Sunday, when Cody Bellinger let him dominate to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-5 win. This time, the Mets had no chance, as Hader threw 20 consecutive fast balls, including 17 for shots, while he was blowing five consecutive hitters before Michael Conforto came back to the front row for end the match.

"We were trying to get into eighth place and maybe have it started," said manager Craig Counsell. "We ended up needing him, he was rested and he did a lot of work.

"Josh has launched well this year, some guys have had it, but he threw the ball tonight as he normally does.This was not an abnormal Josh outing.He already has it He's been doing it many times before, it's always great, and in general, Josh is an attacker, he knows where the ball goes and is able to execute. "

Hader should not have helped the Brewers after a 6-1 lead in the seventh inning. Starter Brandon Woodruff made five solid runs, Junior Guerra followed another and the offensive did an impressive job against Noah Syndergaard, a powerful striker, who earned him 10 shots and five points out of five.

"The five days of rest have somehow helped to put some order in my mechanics," said Hader, who recorded his sixth rescue. "I just got everything, the trick for me is to attack and stay in front (in the count), these guys will understand you if you're late.

"It's having conviction and performance – just try playing with their timing – it really boils down to performance."

Many hitters contributed to the Brewers' 14-shot attack, starting with Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich, who both gave three shots. Yelich started his 14th time of the season off Syndergaard in the 3-2 change, becoming the third player to reach that total before May 1st.

It was the first customer on the road for Yelich, who had certainly heard of all his damage at home.

"Yes, I can always do it (on the road)," he. I'm sure a lot of people were wondering if it would ever happen again. Now, at least I'll have one this year on the road. I managed to carve one and she crossed the fence. "

Yelich said, "It's pretty cool, it was Albert Pujols (2006) and Alex Rodriguez (2007) as the only hitter with 14 homers before May. I'm just keeping my head down and I can not do anything, being up there with these guys is really an honor. "

Mike Moustakas (two shots, RBI) and Eric Thames (two shots, two RBI) were in the middle of the exchanges, as was Mat Gamel, hitting in the ninth hole and reaching the base four times, with three points scored. Gamel had his first game with the Brewers, ending a 232-pitch drought that went back to Seattle last season.

"Coming from the American League, I hit a bit in the nine holes," Gamel said. "It was good to be involved in a team win and win, I would not have guessed that my first tour would end (Syndergaard)."

THE SCORE OF THE BOX: Brewers 8, Mets 6

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Counsell said he had removed Woodruff after five solid innings and only 87 shots, as he wished he'd get off to a good start. Woodruff had been injured by a big run on some of his previous outings, but this time he had to fight to avoid that.

"It was definitely a positive step," said Woodruff, who allowed six hits and one point by walking a goal and eliminating six. "When I found myself in this situation with runners, I did not necessarily panic, I just tried to make a good pitch and I fought difficult battles.

"I have to put those big sleeves in bed and tonight I think I've done a good job in this area."

As for the blocking in the end by Hader that prevented the pen from blowing up the game, Woodruff said, "He's just Hader, he's just flipping those fastballs over." he does in no matter the kind of situation he can get out of it. "

Or, as Yelich says, "He sort of quieted the game. That's what he does. We did not really expect anything else."

FIVE ATTACKS

More the merrier, the merrier: As veteran lefty Gio Gonzalez joins the rotation and makes his first start on Sunday against the Mets, what will happen when Freddy Peralta is ready to return from his shoulder problem and that Corbin Burnes will showed that he was ready to return minors? Which member of the initial rotation would lose his job to Gonzalez? "I hope we will have to make all these decisions," said director Craig Counsell. "From our point of view, if it leads to difficult decisions, it's because a lot of people look good. This puts us in a good position. What we did not want to do was to be caught in the act. "

Beat the eighth pitcher: For the first time this season, Counsell placed his pitcher eighth in the lineup, and that's not because Woodruff hit .56 (5 vs. 9) with a 1.378 OPS. "When we have all our left-handers in training, it's something that balances the few right-handers who are in training, instead of placing them next to each other. It's more about creating a certain balance in the range. It has nothing to do with 'Woody', necessarily. "

Guerra ready to get back to work: After missing a week on bereavement leave, Guerra joined the team after returning to Venezuela to visit his sick father. Counsell said that Guerra would not need to launch a spring session to be ready for the match. "It will go backwards," said Counsell, who supported his decision by placing Guerra in the match after Woodruff.

Peralta starts rehabilitation: Peralta did what was to be her only appearance in the AA Biloxi class in Chattanooga. He scored 4⅔ innings, allowing four hits (one homer) and three points, including one goal and seven strikeouts.

Organize gatherings: After learning for a while that the Brewers could score only by scoring home runs, Counsell said it allowed everyone to relax by scoring 10 points on Friday night without hitting one of the park . "This little monkey looses you in a way," he said. "These are statistics that are funny. It's just a little odd but until it disappears, it'll be there. We put this one to bed. We had a good night swinging the bats.

RECORD

This year: 15-13

Last year: 16-12

To come up

Sunday: Brewers at Mets, 12:10 Lwp Milwaukee Gio Gonzalez (early 2019) vs. LHP New York's Steven Matz (2-1, 4.03). Television: FS Wisconsin. Radio: FM-94.5.