Sean Manaea roughed up, Mets held to three hits in 8-2 loss to Brewers

The Mets recorded just three hits in an 8-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night.

Here are the takeaways...

-- Sean Manaea didn't have it against the Brewers' bats, allowing four runs through the first two innings and six overall on the night over 5.2 IP. It's his first start less than six innings since July 18 and the first time he's allowed six earned runs since April 29.

Jackson Chourio had his number all night long, singling on the first pitch of the game and scoring in a two-run first inning. Then in the second inning, a poor throw to first base with two outs extended the inning for Chourio to go deep and make it 4-0.

Manaea settled down for scoreless third and fourth innings, but Chourio singled to lead off the fifth and eventually came around to score on a groundout. He let up another lead off hit in the sixth as Joey Ortiz tripled off the wall in center, and then Cooper Pratt drove him in on a sacrifice fly to push the lead to 6-2. The lefty's night ended after allowing a double, having thrown 95 pitches.

-- Meanwhile, Jacob Misiorowski retired the first seven Mets he faced (three strikeouts) before walking Christopher Morel with one away in the third inning. The muddy mound began to cause the young star to slip a bit, as manager Pat Murphy came out to tell the umpires it's becoming an issue. The righty slipped again on a fastball to Francisco Alvarez, but got the inning-ending double play.

The grounds crew came out again in the bottom of the fourth to fix the mound and it must've helped as he struck out A.J. Ewing and Francisco Lindor before beating out Carson Benge to first base to keep the Mets hitless through four innings.

-- After Luis Robert Jr. walked to lead off the fifth inning, Jared Young recorded New York's first hit against Misiorowski with an RBI double, as they trailed 5-1. Morel kept it going and drove in Young, who just beat the tag at home with the call being upheld on a challenge, making it 5-2.

-- Misiorowski's night ended after a 1-2-3 sixth inning, finishing after 6.0 IP and 89 pitches as the Mets had little answers against him. They recorded just two hits and struck out six times as his velocity was noticeably down due to the field and weather conditions.

-- Xzavion Curry replaced Manaea in the sixth to face Chourio, winning the battle on a flyout. He hit a batter and walked another in the seventh but escaped the jam to keep the score intact. Chourio beat him in round two, smashing a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning to push the Milwaukee lead to 8-2.

Game MVP: Jackson Chourio

After an 0-for-5 game in the series opener, Chourio got the day off Thursday. The rest worked, as he went 4-for-5 with two home runs, four RBI, four runs scored, and a stolen base.

Highlights

The Mets are on the board!

Their first hit against Jacob Misiorowski is a Jared Young RBI double pic.twitter.com/Nbjz4UEkok

- SNY (@SNYtv) August 28, 2026

Christopher Morel brings home Jared Young with an RBI single! pic.twitter.com/eDOzDwv6dO

- SNY (@SNYtv) August 28, 2026

What's next

The Mets stay at home and begin a three-game series against the Houston Astros on Friday at 7:10 p.m. on SNY.

Christian Scott (4-3, 3.73 ERA) faces right-hander Hunter Brown (3-3, 3.51 ERA).