Double Header Split, Skid Snapped: Mets Ride Nimmo & Lindor to 7-3 Win Over Brewers
Brandon Nimmo’s grand slam. All-Star starting shortstop Francisco Lindor’s back-to-back homer/three-hit night. The W drought is over.
The Mets snapped a four-game skid Wednesday night by taking the nightcap of their doubleheader with the Brewers, 7-3, at Citi Field. It wasn’t just a win—it was a release valve. A jolt. A timely punch back against a hotshot rookie and a team that really took advantage of a wounded Queens relief corps. just hours prior.
And it came from the top of the lineup in a new look that may stick for the time being.
Books! 📚 #MetsWin #LGM pic.twitter.com/DWvObR0m4J
— New York Mets (@Mets) July 3, 2025
Nimmo Slams the Reset Button
Facing rookie sensation Jacob Misiorowski—who entered with a 1.13 ERA in his first three big league starts—it felt like the Mets were staring down another quiet night.
Jacob Misiorowski’s first three MLB starts: 16 IP, 3 hits allowed, 2 ER allowed, 19 Ks
Jacob Misiorowski tonight against the Mets: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 2 K pic.twitter.com/fkPCzvsgF4
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) July 3, 2025
But with two outs and two on in the second, Hayden Senger’s hardchopper took a fortunate ricochet off Misiorowski’s glove, loading the bases. Brandon Nimmo stepped in and, without any waiting around, hammered the first pitch over the right field wall for a grand slam, his first of the season, and the Mets’ first true momentum-shifter in weeks.
💥💥💥💥@You_Found_Nimmo | #LGM pic.twitter.com/toht6aCXSR
— New York Mets (@Mets) July 3, 2025
Carlos Mendoza’s decision to flip-flop Nimmo and Lindor in the order gave immediate payoff, and it didn’t stop there.
NL All-Star Lindor Responds Loudly
Minutes after being named the National League’s starting shortstop in the All-Star Game, Lindor—batting second and serving as the DH—went back-to-back with Nimmo in the second.
Lindor got ALL of that one 😤@Lindor12BC | #LGM pic.twitter.com/8wjTOiaMn2
— New York Mets (@Mets) July 3, 2025
He added an RBI single in the sixth and an RBI double in the eighth to finish 3-for-4 with three RBIs. He’s now slugged eight homers in just 17 career games as a DH. The lineup shuffle with Nimmo and Lindor combined for seven RBIs and five of the Mets’ nine hits. Not bad for what feels like a hard “reset.”
Francisco Lindor with an RBI single to make it 6-3 Mets! pic.twitter.com/LmdxYNEJxo
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) July 3, 2025
Francisco Lindor: ALL-STAR!
Congratulations to @Lindor12BC on being named the NL starting shortstop for the 2025 All-Star Game! ⭐ pic.twitter.com/hcsh90EXat
— New York Mets (@Mets) July 2, 2025
Tidwell Logs a Career Long, Bullpen Closes the Door
After Huascar Brazobán handled the first, Blade Tidwell took over as the bulk reliever and cruised into the sixth inning.
He didn’t allow a hit until two outs in the fourth and was efficient until back-to-back solo shots from Christian Yelich and Jackson Chourio cut the Mets’ lead to 5-2. Tidwell would give up one more run before exiting with a final line of 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K in his longest MLB outing to date.
The final line for Blade Tidwell as the bulk man tonight pic.twitter.com/JNTdLavmNr
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) July 3, 2025
Dedniel Núñez got the final out of the sixth, Richard Lovelady pitched a clean seventh, and Ryne Stanek bridged to Edwin Díaz, who slammed the door with four outs and three punchouts for save No. 17. It was dominant Díaz, and just what the Mets needed.
Díaz gets him looking! 👀 pic.twitter.com/AuKEOrWGQb
— New York Mets (@Mets) July 3, 2025
Series Split, Streak Snapped, and Maybe Some Traction
The Mets and Brewers split the four-game set, but after dropping three straight in frustrating fashion, this one mattered. Nimmo’s slam lit the fuse. Lindor reminded everyone why he’s an All-Star starter. And the bullpen finished what the offense started.
I have a good feeling about this game
— Gab (@gabrielleraucci) July 2, 2025
(Just saying)
It was a breath of fresh air and truly felt like a step in the direction New York had been going in before the June gloom. Game 1 was flat. Game 2 sparked something. And if this lineup shuffle sticks, so might the results.
