Zac Thornton gets his 1st career win as Mets shut out Brewers 4-0

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Zac Thornton earned his first career win by combining with three relievers on a four-hitter as the New York Mets blanked the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0 on Tuesday night.

Jared Young and Luis Robert Jr. homered to help the Mets snap Milwaukee’s four-game winning streak. Robert’s solo shot off Bryse Wilson in the eighth was a titanic 451-foot drive to left-center for his first hit since missing nearly three months with a back injury.

Backed by terrific defense, Thornton (1-1) allowed three hits and one walk while striking out two over six innings in his fourth major league start. It was the second consecutive scoreless outing for the 24-year-old left-hander, who has thrown 18 straight shutout innings — the longest streak by a Mets rookie since Steven Matz went 19 innings in 2016.

Luke Weaver, Brooks Raley and Devin Williams each pitched one inning of relief.

Milwaukee’s Brandon Sproat (3-5) yielded two runs over 4 2/3 innings while facing his former team for the first time since getting sent to Milwaukee in the January trade that brought pitcher Freddy Peralta to the Mets. Sproat struck out four but allowed four hits and four walks.

The right-hander was pitching one night after Peralta faced the Brewers for the first time and gave up seven runs over 5 1/3 innings in an 8-3 loss.

Young put the Mets ahead in the second by sending a 393-foot shot over the right-field wall.

Sproat was removed after issuing a two-out walk to Bo Bichette in the fifth with the Mets leading 1-0. Chad Patrick entered and allowed back-to-back doubles on the ground to Francisco Lindor and Carson Benge, with Benge's hit bringing home two runs.

The Brewers' best scoring chance came in the sixth, when they failed to capitalize after Cooper Pratt and Joey Ortiz opened the inning with consecutive singles.

New York's Christian Scott (3-1, 2.97 ERA) and Milwaukee's Logan Henderson (3-1, 2.97) are the scheduled starting pitchers in the series finale Wednesday afternoon.

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New York Mets' Francisco Lindor waves as he signs autographs for fans before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

Milwaukee Brewers' Brice Turang hits a foul ball during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

New York Mets' Carson Benge hits a two-run single during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

New York Mets' Luis Robert Jr. rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

New York Mets' Zac Thornton pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

PARIS (AP) — The Louvre's Apollo gallery on Wednesday reopened to the public for the first time since last year's crown jewels heist.

The collections and precious jewels that it once displayed have been removed, as the museum said the gallery is returning to its 17th-century original ceremonial purpose.

Security at the Paris museum has been boosted with the addition of new surveillance cameras and anti-intrusion systems.

On the day of the heist, thieves took less than eight minutes to force their way through a window into the Apollo Gallery and steal crown jewels valued at 88 million euros ($102 million) from the Louvre, in a weekend operation that stunned visitors ad exposed glaring security vulnerabilities.

Security improvement is a priority of the decade-long “Louvre New Renaissance” plan launched last year, with an estimated cost of up to 800 million euros ($933 million) to modernize infrastructure, ease crowding and give the Mona Lisa a dedicated gallery by 2031.

Visitors take a picture of the window which was broken during the reopening to the public of the Apollo Gallery, at the Louvre museum in Paris, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Lou Benoist/Pool Photo via AP)

France's Culture Minister Catherine Pegard speaks to the press during the reopening to the public of the Apollo Gallery, at the Louvre museum in Paris, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Lou Benoist/Pool Photo via AP)

Visitors take a picture of the window which was broken during the reopening to the public of the Apollo Gallery, at the Louvre museum in Paris, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Lou Benoist/Pool Photo via AP)

Visitors arrive during the reopening to the public of the Apollo Gallery, at the Louvre museum in Paris, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Lou Benoist/Pool Photo via AP)

A visitor looks on during the reopening to the public of the Apollo Gallery, at the Louvre museum in Paris, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Lou Benoist/Pool Photo via AP)