MILWAUKEE — Everything in the regular season is still at stake for the Mets and nothing for the Brewers, but you wouldn't have known that by Friday's game.
The most exciting thing for the Mets was Carlos Mendoza's barking at umpire Ramon de Jesus before and after the manager was ejected for protesting a three-strike call on Francisco Alvarez in the fourth inning. It was.
The Mets were flat on all counts for the second consecutive game before Alvarez was forced to eject in the seventh inning for grabbing his hip after sliding into third base.
The catcher, who was diagnosed with back spasms, needed help from teammates to walk from the dugout to the clubhouse.
A disastrous night for the Mets ended with an 8-4 loss at American Family Field, tying them with Atlanta for the National League's second wild card spot.
Arizona was also listed as a wild card candidate, and after getting off to an even start with the Mets, they then played San Diego.
Francisco Lindor returned to the lineup after missing the past eight games with lower back tightness and reached base three times on 2-for-4 at bats, including a walk, but the shortstop looked shaky at times and made throwing errors that led to unearned runs. . run.
The Brewers, locked in as the No. 3 seed in the postseason, jumped on Sean Manaea from the start and racked up points.
Manaea got off to a terrible start in the second half, lasting only 3 2/3 innings, allowing six runs and one earned run on seven hits, two walks and one strikeout.
It was his shortest starting appearance since August 10th at the Seattle Games, and his five earned runs was the most since July 19th at the Miami Games.
