NEW YORK (AP) Rhys Hoskins drove in four runs, a day after his hard slide into Jeff McNeil caused dugouts to empty, and Yohan RamĆrez was ejected for throwing behind the back of Milwaukee's designated hitter in the Brewersā 7-6 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday.
āIām a competitor, no doubt about it - people boo you, people doubt you, people do whatever they do, itās always nice to prove people wrong,ā Hoskins said, āSo yeah, Iām ecstatic about what I was able to do to help us win a game today. We won a series on the road to start the year in a place thatās not easy to do so. Stoked about that.ā
Hoskins hit a two-run single in a three-run first inning and 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.
RamĆrezās first pitch to Hoskins in the seventh sailed well behind the right-handed hitter, who dropped his bat and glared at RamĆrez as the reliever raced to pick up the ball, which caromed off the backstop.
āBig leaguers donāt miss by 8 feet,ā Hoskins said. āWhether or not it was on purpose or not, thatās not for me to decide. I really donāt care. But this game has had a way of policing itself for many, many, many years, So letās focus on doing it the right way if weāre going to do thatā
RamĆrez was ejected by plate umpire Lance Barrett and given a standing ovation by fans.
āThereās a history there and we had an altercation the day before and one goes over his head - albeit, I bet it wasnāt on purpose,ā Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. āI didnāt suggest they throw him out of the game. I just said, hey man, weāve got to take hold of this. I donāt want people getting hurt.ā
Hoskins then walked against Jorge LĆ³pez. RamĆrez said he was trying to throw a sinker and didnāt mean to brush back Hoskins.
āRhys is a special dude, man,ā Murphy said. āHeās not just a really good baseball player. Heās really committed to playing the game the right way and heās really committed to leading.ā
New York closer Edwin DĆaz gave up one hit in the ninth inning in his first big league appearance since Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series on Oct. 9, 2022. DĆaz missed last season after tearing the patellar tendon in his right knee while celebrating a win for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic.
DĆaz jogged to the mound to a standing ovation from the crowd of 30,296 as his familiar entrance song, āNarcoā by Timmy Trumpet, blasted over the Citi Field loudspeakers.
āFelt really good,ā DĆaz said. āTo see that crowd, it gave me chills. So Iām really happy.ā
Murphy improved to 2-0 since replacing Craig Counsell as Milwaukee's manager while the Mets dropped to 0-2 for the first time since 2014. The Brewers have won eight of their last night against New York.
Pinch-hitter Brett Baty had 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 Brewersā 3-1 win in Fridayās opener. McNeil yelled at Hoskins, who rubbed his eyes as if to call McNeil a crybaby. With Philadelphia on April 24, 2019, Hoskins homered off Mets reliever Jacob Rhame and took a 34-second home run trot, one night after Rhame threw two pitches over his head.
Hoskins was booed each time he went to the plate. His four RBIs were his most since Sept. 23, 2022. He missed last year because of a torn ACL in his left knee.
Alonsoās homer was the first allowed in 34 big league appearances off Abner Uribe, who struck out DJ Stewart and Starling Marte for his second save.
Elvis Peguero (1-0) pitched two hitless innings in relief of DL Hall, who gave up two runs and six hits in four innings in his second career start.
Severino made his Mets debut after eight seasons for the crosstown Yankees and allowed five runs in five innings.
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