New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza made a simple switch atop the batting order, and it paid big dividends. Placed in the leadoff position in Game 2 of a doubleheader, Brandon Nimmo hit a grand slam in the second inning and Francisco Lindor added a solo homer and three RBIs in New York's 7-3 home victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night.

Mets: David Peterson (5-4, 3.30 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 83 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: Both the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday. New York has a 30-13 record in home games and a 49-38 record overall.

Joey Ortiz hit a tie-breaking grand slam in the sixth inning to help the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-2 win against the New York Mets on Wednesday afternoon in the opener of their four-game series,

Oddsmakers project the Mets as a close favorite (-112 to win on the moneyline) against the Yankees (-104). The Yankees will give the start to Marcus Stroman (1-1, 4.31), but the Mets' starting pitcher has not been determined for this game.