Pratt hits 1st career homer as Brewers beat Mets 8-3 in Peralta's return to Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Cooper Pratt hit his first major league homer and had his first career three-hit game to help spoil Freddy Peralta’s return to Milwaukee as the Brewers defeated the New York Mets 8-3 on Monday night.

Joey Ortiz had a three-run homer and Andrew Vaughn launched a two-run shot for the Brewers (63-37), who won their fourth straight and overtook the Los Angeles Dodgers (63-38) for the best record in the majors.

Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski struck out six and allowed one unearned run while throwing 65 pitches over four innings in his first appearance since July 7. Misiorowski was scratched from a scheduled July 12 start due to arm fatigue, and Brewers manager Pat Murphy spoke before Monday’s game about monitoring the two-time All-Star’s workload.

Peralta (5-9) gave up seven runs over 5 1/3 innings while facing the Brewers for the first time after pitching for them from 2018-25. He received two standing ovations from the Milwaukee crowd — one after a pregame video tribute to him aired on the American Family Field scoreboard and another as he left the game with the Mets trailing 5-1.

Ortiz then greeted Xzavion Curry with a drive over the left-field wall to break open the game.

Peralta opened the bottom of the first by striking out Christian Yelich, but followed that up by walking Jackson Chourio on four pitches. According to Sportradar, that was just the second four-pitch walk Chourio had drawn all season.

Brice Turang doubled home Chourio and later scored on William Contreras’ two-out single.

Pratt, who went 3 for 4, extended Milwaukee’s lead to 3-0 in the second. Vaughn added his two-run shot in the third.

Craig Yoho (2-0) pitched one inning of scoreless relief to pick up the win. Lance McCullers allowed two runs over three innings in his Brewers debut.

Milwaukee's Brandon Sproat (3-4, 5.18 ERA) faces his former team for the first time and Zach Thornton (0-1, 2.60) starts for New York on Tuesday. The Brewers acquired Sproat in the January trade that sent Peralta to the Mets.

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Milwaukee Brewers' Garrett Mitchell hits an RBI single during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

New York Mets' Francisco Lindor strikes out during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

Milwaukee Brewers' Andrew Vaughn rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

New York Mets' Freddy Peralta pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

Milwaukee Brewers' Cooper Pratt (12) smiles as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Rescue crews in Afghanistan searched Tuesday for survivors and bodies among the rubble of houses destroyed by devastating flash floods that authorities say have killed nearly two dozen people and left more than 100 people missing.

The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority said Tuesday that 23 people had died, 80 had been injured and more than 100 were missing after floods struck the eastern province of Nuristan on Monday, causing an undetermined number of buildings to collapse. The provincial capital city of Parun was among the areas affected, authorities said.

More extreme weather has been forecast, with heavy rain; thunderstorms; strong winds accompanied by dust and sand; and flash floods predicted in 10 of the country’s 34 provinces, the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation’s meteorology department said Monday evening. The ministry warned residents to avoid riverbanks and other areas at risk of flooding.

Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to extreme weather events, with snow and heavy rain that trigger flash floods, often killing dozens, or even hundreds, of people at a time. In 2024, more than 300 people died in springtime flash floods. Earlier this year, at least 110 people were killed by widespread flooding and landslides in several parts of the country.

Decades of conflict, along with poor infrastructure, a struggling economy, deforestation and the intensifying effects of climate change, have amplified the impact of such disasters, particularly in remote areas where many homes are built of mud and offer limited protection against sudden deluges or heavy snowfall.

Medical workers carry equipment through an area damaged by heavy flooding in the eastern province of Nuristan, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Wahidullah Kakar)

Residents and rescue workers inspect buildings damaged by heavy flooding in the eastern province of Nuristan, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Wahidullah Kakar)

Residents and rescue workers inspect buildings damaged by heavy flooding in the eastern province of Nuristan, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Wahidullah Kakar)

Residents and rescue workers inspect buildings damaged by heavy flooding in the eastern province of Nuristan, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Wahidullah Kakar)

Residents and rescue workers inspect buildings damaged by heavy flooding in the eastern province of Nuristan, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Wahidullah Kakar)