Rhys Hoskins drives in four runs as Brewers top Mets - ESPN

NEW YORK — Rhys Hoskins drove in four runs, a day after his hard slide into Jeff McNeil caused dugouts to empty, and Yohan Ramirez was ejected for throwing behind the Milwaukee designated hitter's back the Brewers' 7-6 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday.

Hoskins hit a two-run single in a three-run first inning, followed with a two-run homer in the third and singled and scored on a balk in the fifth by Luis Severino (0-1), who gave up a career-high 12 hits in his Mets debut.

Ramirez's first pitch to Hoskins in the seventh sailed well behind the right-handed hitter, who dropped his bat and glared at Ramirez as the reliever raced to pick up the ball, which caromed off the backstop. Ramirez was ejected by plate umpire Lance Barrett and given a standing ovation by fans. Hoskins walked against Jorge Lopez.

«I was trying to tell the umpire that I was trying to throw my sinker and it just happened to go further in, especially with the weather the way that it was» Ramirez said after the loss through his translator. «But they didn't really care what I was telling them. And they did what they had to do there.»

New York closer Edwin Diaz pitched a perfect ninth in his first big league appearance since Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series on Oct. 9, 2022. Díaz missed last season after tearing the patellar tendon in his right knee while celebrating a win for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic.

New Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy improved to 2-0 while the Mets dropped to 0-2 for the first time since 2014.

Brett Baty hit a three-run homer and Francisco Alvarez and Pete Alonso had solo shots for the Mets, who trailed 7-2 in the eighth.

Hoskins slid hard into McNeil on a potential double-play ball in the eighth inning of the