Brewers rookie outfielder Joey Wiemer was the difference last night, his two-run homer off Drew Smith accounting for Milwaukee’s scoring in a 2-1 game in Queens. The homer was Wiemer’s 11th, as he opened his account for both the season and his career on April 5 — also against the Mets. That one was a three-run shot, also giving Milwaukee the lead, 4-1, on the way to a 7-6 triumph over New York. Here is Wiemer’s home run chain.
Joey Wiemer hit his first home run off David Peterson, 4/5/23
David Peterson gave up his first home run to Johan Camargo, 8/2/20
Johan Camargo hit his first home run off Matt Grace, 7/9/17
That was the first home run allowed by Matt Grace, who was that day’s winning pitcher in relief of Joe Ross for the Nationals. Grace had only that decision during the 2017 season, when he posted a 4.32 ERA with 31 strikeouts and 18 walks in 50 innings out of the Washington bullpen. An eighth-round pick of the Nationals in the 2010 draft, Grace stuck around Washington through 2019, after which he went to Arizona as a free agent. Grace made only three appearances with Arizona, where he gave up the 20th and final homer of his career to Sam Hilliard of the Rockies on August 26, 2020.
Against the Mets, Grace allowed only one dinger: Pete Alonso’s third on his way to 53 in 2019.
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