Slumping Mets break out with four home runs in victory over Brewers

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The slumping New York Mets did their best to ensure team owner Steve Cohen had a good result before his planned state-of-the-team press conference.

Brandon Nimmo homered twice and David Peterson threw six scoreless innings in his return to the majors on Tuesday night as the Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2, hours after Cohen announced plans to speak to the press Wednesday for the first time since opening day.

The Mets won for the third time in 10 games and for the sixth time in 22 games. New York has struggled to a 36-43 record. The Mets entered Tuesday’s game 8 1/2 games back of the final NL wild-card spot.

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New York Mets Francisco Lindor (12) and Brandon Nimmo (9) celebrate after a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in New York. The Mets won 7-2. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Cohen grabbed everyone’s attention earlier Tuesday when he tweeted: "I will be doing a press conference tomorrow before the game. You will get it from me straight."

Hours later, general manager Billy Eppler — who built the team that began the season with a record $355 million payroll — held a rare press conference in the Mets’ dugout before the game.

"We know we have all the pieces, it’s just putting it together," Nimmo said. "Obviously, Billy put this team together for a reason. He believes in it and we believe in it as well. But we just need to put the pieces together this season.

"This is a great start, but by no means is this like all things are fixed."

The Mets, who were coming off a three-hit, 2-1 loss Monday night, started slowly again as Milwaukee’s Julio Teheran