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Brewers 6, Mets 4

By HAL BOCK

AP Sports Writer

NEW YORK (AP) – Lyle Overbay homered and drove in four runs, and four Milwaukee pitchers combined to pitch a two-hitter as the Brewers defeated the New York Mets 6-4 on Saturday.

Milwaukee’s Adrian Hernandez, making his first start in nearly two years, came into the game with a 10.03 ERA and pitched hitless ball into the fifth inning. But he walked seven batters and was lifted after 4 1-3 innings.

Matt Kinney (1-2) relieved Hernandez and allowed New York’s first hit. Luis Vizcaino pitched the eighth and gave up New York’s only other hit, and Dan Kolb worked the ninth for his sixth save in as many opportunities.

It was the third time this season Overbay had four RBIs, and extended his hitting streak to 10 games as Milwaukee won the first two of a three-game series at New York.

Milwaukee nicked Tyler Yates (1-4) for a run in the second, but could have had more.

Geoff Jenkins hit a leadoff double into the right-field corner. After Overbay walked, Wes Helms singled, loading the bases with no outs. Jenkins scored on an RBI single by Ben Grieve, but Yates escaped further damage by striking out Gary Bennett and Hernandez, and getting Scott Podsednik to ground out.

The Brewers made it 2-0 in the third when Keith Ginter singled, moved up on an infield out and scored on Overbay’s single.

The Mets scored in the fourth without benefit of a hit.

Mike Piazza opened with a walk and was forced by Karim Garcia. After Eric Valent flied out, Mike Cameron walked. Then, Ty Wigginton hit a ball off third baseman Wes Helms’ glove for an error, scoring Garcia. With runners at second and third, Vance Wilson struck out, ending the inning.

Yates gave that back – and more – in the fifth. Craig Counsell opened with a walk. One out later, Jenkins singled and then Overbay followed with a three-run homer, his second homer in as many games in New York.

In the fifth, the Mets loaded the bases on three more walks to finish Hernandez, who left without giving up a hit. Kinney surrendered an RBI single to Garcia, the first Mets hit, and then forced in a run with a bases-loaded walk to Valent. But he left the bases loaded by striking out Cameron and Wigginton to end the inning.

The Brewers added a run in the eighth when pinch-hitter Brady Clark singled, stole second and scored on Podsednik’s two-out single.

Valent doubled in the eighth for the Mets’ second hit, and scored on Wigginton’s sacrifice fly.

Notes: Cameron returned to the lineup after missing two games with a jammed right pinkie. … Mets OF Shane Spencer remained sidelined by back spasms, missing his second straight game. … Plate umpire Kerwin Danley called out Kaz Matsui for running out of the baseline in the first inning on his tapper in front of the plate. … Jenkins went to the left-field wall to take extra-base hits away from Wigginton in the second, Yates in the third, Wilson in the sixth and Cameron in the eighth. … Podsednik stole his 18th consecutive base dating to last season, including 17 straight this season, breaking Hall of Famer Robin Yount’s club record.

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