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Mets Beat Brewers, 4-2

Hours after the Mets ticketed him for the bullpen, rookie Robert Gsellman pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and had two RBIs to lead New York past the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Monday.

Rene Rivera and Michael Conforto each hit an RBI double during a three-run fifth against starter Matt Garza (2-2). Sandwiched in between, Gsellman drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly.

He also drew a bases-loaded walk from reliever Rob Scahill in the sixth, the eighth for New York this season after totaling three last year.

Wilmer Flores added three hits for the Mets, who had a quick turnaround after landing in New York at 2 a.m. following Sunday night's victory at Pittsburgh. Still, they handed the surprising NL Central leaders their sixth loss in eight games as the teams opened a four-game series.

Before the game, general manager Sandy Alderson said Gsellman (3-3) probably is headed back into a struggling bullpen when injured starters Steven Matz and Seth Lugo come off the disabled list, likely after one more minor league rehab outing apiece.

"We do think he can help us there," Alderson said about Gsellman. "With a 5.00 ERA in the bullpen, a lot of people can help us."

The relief corps came through this time, though.

Rookie right-hander Paul Sewald fanned two in a perfect eighth, and Addison Reed got three outs for his seventh save in nine chances. Reed, who blew a save opportunity in his previous outing Saturday at Pittsburgh, gave up consecutive singles to start the ninth before retiring the next two batters - including two strikeouts.

Domingo Santana homered on an 0-2 pitch from Gsellman, one day after hitting Milwaukee's first grand slam of the season during Sunday's victory over Arizona.

That was the only earned run Gsellman permitted. He struck out five and walked two.

Mets shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera committed a throwing error that led to the Brewers' first run on an RBI groundout by Keon Broxton. Cabrera, however, made amends with a single to start New York's three-run fifth.

Garza gave up four runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Milwaukee swept three games from the Mets at home May 12-14.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Brewers: Slumping 1B-OF Eric Thames made his fourth start of the year in left field after getting a day off Sunday. He went 0 for 3 with a walk and is hitless in his last 19 at-bats.

Mets: 2B Neil Walker was rested in favor of Flores. ... Rivera crouched in pain after getting hit on the right wrist but remained in the game. ... Matz and Lugo have both been sidelined all season with elbow trouble. ... Alderson said the team hopes slugger Yoenis Cespedes (strained left hamstring) will be ready to come off the disabled list in a week to 10 days - perhaps in time to be the DH during a two-game series at Texas that begins June 6.

UP NEXT

One day after his 27th birthday, Mets RHP Tyler Pill (0-1) makes his first major league start Tuesday night against Brewers RHP Zach Davies (5-3, 5.33 ERA). Pill was called up from the minors Friday and lost in relief during his big league debut the following night at Pittsburgh. Davies is 2-0 with a 4.41 ERA in three career starts against New York, including an 11-4 win over Gsellman on May 13 at Miller Park.

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