Mets bash slumping, infighting Brewers

MILWAUKEE -- Already fighting to stay in first place, the Milwaukee Brewers are now scuffling among themselves. Catcher Johnny Estrada and Manager Ned Yost nearly tangled in a dugout tunnel late in Thursday’s 12-4 loss to the New York Mets, the Brewers’ 10th defeat in 14 games.

“There was frustration expressed on a number of different sides about our style of play and about the way we’ve been playing,” Yost said. “We handled it and took care of it like good teams do.”

The Mets scored four runs in the seventh. When the half-inning ended, Estrada and Yost got into a heated dispute in the tunnel leading from the dugout to the clubhouse. Players and coaches stepped between them.