NEW YORK: Christian Yelich homered, Freddy Peralta pitched six splendid innings and the Milwaukee Brewers threw a one-hitter to beat the New York Mets 3-1 of their contentious season opener Friday.

Tempers flared at Citi Field when Brewers newcomer Rhys Hoskins — a Mets nemesis throughout his days with the NL East rival Phillies — slid onerous into second baseman Jeff McNeil on a possible double-play ball within the eighth.

McNeil was visibly indignant at Hoskins, and each benches and bullpens emptied onto the sphere. There was no pushing and shoving because the groups stayed separated, however Hoskins rubbed his eyes as if to name McNeil a crybaby, and McNeil cursed at Hoskins from throughout the sphere.

Touted prospect Jackson Chourio had a terrific main league debut for the Brewers, getting his first hit and driving in a run. He additionally stole a base and left his ft for an necessary catch on the right-field wall.

Peralta (1-0) struck out eight and walked none in his first opening-day begin, serving to Pat Murphy to a victory in his debut as Milwaukee supervisor after he changed Craig Counsell. The solely hit the right-hander gave up was Starling Marte’s one-out homer within the second.

Trevor Megill, the brother of Mets beginning pitcher Tylor Megill, labored the seventh and Joel Payamps struck out two in an ideal eighth. With star nearer Devin Williams injured, Abner Uribe threw a 1-2-3 ninth for his second large league save.

Mets starter Jose Quintana (0-1) was charged with two runs and 6 hits over 4 2/3 innings in an opener postponed a day due to rain.

Carlos Mendoza misplaced his first recreation as an enormous league supervisor after changing Buck Showalter.

Yelich tied it with a leadoff homer within the fourth and completed with three hits. Chourio’s first large league hit, a floor single to proper area, despatched Andruw Monasterio from first to 3rd within the fifth and arrange William Contreras’ shallow sacrifice fly.

Pinch-hitter Jake Bauers doubled main off the seventh, superior on Brice Turang’s bunt single and scored when Chourio grounded right into a forceout. Chourio beat the relay to first, avoiding a double play to earn his first RBI.