MILWAUKEE — Chris Young is showing his gratitude for getting another chance in the Mets lineup.
The beleaguered outfielder finished 2-for-4 with two doubles in the Mets’ 2-0 victory over the Brewers on Sunday. A night earlier, Young also doubled twice.
“I think I’ve been able to get my at-bats to be bunched a little closer together to where it has allowed me to make an adjustment a little quicker,” Young said. “If you play a game and then you can go work on something and play the next game, I think that’s a big advantage as far as try to make the adjustments and feel better at the plate.”
Young, who is batting .207 with eight homers and 27 RBIs, said he hasn’t given up on this season. The Mets signed the veteran outfielder to a one-year deal worth $7.25 million last offseason.
“There’s still quite a few games left and there’s still things that can be done on the positive side to help this team,” Young said. “That continues to be my goal.”
Mets manager Terry Collins wasn’t happy to see Juan Lagares dive headfirst into first base in the eighth inning as he attempted to beat out a grounder. The situation was addressed, according to Collins.
“I know he doesn’t read the newspapers very much, but anybody who has been hurt in the last two months, it’s all about diving into bases,” Collins said. “[Ryan] Zimmerman to [Bryce] Harper, anyone who has been out for a long time.”
Jeurys Familia worked a perfect eighth to extend his scoreless innings streak to eight since July 6. The right-hander has allowed only one earned run since June 12 and has posted a 0.44 ERA over that stretch.
With a double in the sixth and single in the eighth inning, Daniel Murphy moved into a first-place tie with Hunter Pence in the National League with 125 hits for the season. Pence, however, passed Murphy Sunday night when he recorded an RBI single in the third inning of the Giants’ game against the Dodgers.