MILWAUKEE Nothing was going right for the Mets at the start of Fridays game, including the fact that Carlos Mendoza would not be around for the finish. The Mets manager was to sed after three and a half innings at American Family Field for arguing balls and strikes after Francisco Alvarez was punched out with two men on base. Alvarez was fighting in a lengthy battle with Brewers righty Frankie Montas and had fouled off four straight full-count pitches. Carlos Mendoza got ejected on Friday night in a critical Mets game. Jason Szenes / New Jhoan Duran Jersey York Post Francisco Alvarez was livid after the called third strike on Friday night. Jason Szenes / New York Post Pitch 10 of the at-bat appeared a bit below the zone, and Alvarez laid off and took a few steps toward first. But home-plate umpire Ramon De Jesus ruled strike three, ending the frame and ending what would have been a bases-loaded opportunity for Tyrone Taylor. Explore More Mendoza, who surely saw that the first strike of the at-bat also appeared off the plate, barked from the dugout and was ejected for a second time this season. He then ran out to the field and shouted at De Jesus for a few moments before leaving in what had been a dreadful game for the Mets, who were trailing 5-2 at the time. Carlos Mendoza was not pleased with the strike call. Jason Szenes / New York Post In a crucial game during the wild-card chase, Sean Manaea allowed a first-inning grand slam to Mets-killer Rhys Hoskins. Also dispiriting was a throwing error from Francisco Lindor, who was trying to will his ailing back through a game after mi sing eight straight contests. Cole Sands Jersey