MILWAUKEE — It is hard to imagine a more nightmarish beginning to the Mets’ all-important series against the Brewers.
From the opening inning on Friday night, the Mets saw their advantage in the National League Wild Card race crumbling away. With each passing frame, the calamity grew larger and larger.
After two days off due to rainouts in Atlanta, the Mets could not meet the moment during a lopsided 8-4 loss to the Brewers in the teams’ series opener in front of 33,996 fans on Friday night at American Family Field in Milwaukee…