Greinke, Ishikawa lead Brewers over Mets 8-0 - San Jose Mercury News

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Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Zack Greinke (13) delivers to the New York Mets during the first inning of a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Tuesday, May 15, 2012.

NEW YORKâ€"Zack Greinke overcame his road woes and ran his scoreless streak to 15 innings, Travis Ishikawa homered twice and drove in a career-high five runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Mets 8-0 Tuesday night for a split of the two-game series.

Greinke (4-1) pitched five-hit ball for seven dominant innings. He pitched eight innings in his start last Wednesday but Milwaukee's bullpen was beaten by the Reds.

Ishikawa led off the fifth with his third homer of the year and connected for a three-run shot in the sixth, both drives coming on the first pitch of the at-bat against Dillon Gee (2-3). He also had a run-scoring groundout in the second inning as fog started rolling in, a misty haze that hung over the

Home plate umpire Gary Darling, right, warns New York Mets manager Terry Collins, left, against arguing after Darling tossed Mets reliever D.J. Carrasco out of the game for intentionally hitting Milwaukee Brewers Ryan Braun during the seventh inning of their baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Mets catcher Mike Nickeas (4) watches. ((AP Photo/Kathy Willens))

outfield for the remainder of the game.

Rickie Weeks homered to deep left in the seventh inning, snapping an 0-for-21 skid. Mets reliever D.J. Carrasco hit NL MVP Ryan Braun on the next pitch and was immediately ejected by plate umpire Gary Darling.

Mets manager Terry Collins pinch hit for David Wright leading off the bottom half. Wright had two of the Mets' hits off Greinke, a double and a broken-bat single in the fourth inningâ€"a shard of wood whirling past Greinke.

Tim Dillard worked the eighth and John Axford gave up a hit in the ninth while finishing the six-hitter. It was Axford's first appearance since his string of 49 straight saves ended Friday night and he left a note of apology to the media in the clubhouse

when he went to be with his wife, who was in labor.

The Mets had a chance to move six games over .500 for the first time since July 18, 2010, but managed little against Greinke.

The Mets struck out seven times and did not make an out to the outfield against Greinke. Only Wright and pinch-hitter Mike Baxter, who doubled to left in the sixth, reached second.

Greinke came in 30-46 away from homeâ€"he is 80-74 overall. His only poor start this season came at the Chicago Cubs,

New York Mets catcher Mike Nickeas walks back to the plate as Milwaukee Brewers Aramis Ramirez, left, greets Travis Ishikawa (45) after Ishikawa hit a three-run home run during the sixth inning of their baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. ((AP Photo/Kathy Willens))

when he gave up eight runs.

The Brewers gave Greinke an early lead on Ishikawa's groundout and Cesar Izturis' RBI single. Ishikawa homered off the "Wise Snacks" sign above the New York bullpen in right-center on the first pitch of the fifth inning.

Braun and Aramis Ramirez singled off Gee to start the sixth. Jonathan Lucroy had a one-out RBI single before Ishikawa hit another long ball for the first multihomer game of his career. Ishikawa added a third hit in the eighth, an infield single.

Weeks returned to the Brewers' starting lineup after being limited to one pinch-hit at-bat in three games because of a bruised hand. He struck out twice and grounded to shortstop before getting his first hit since May 6.

Gee was

New York Mets starting pitcher Dillon Gee delivers to the Milwaukee Brewers during the first inning of a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. ((AP Photo/Kathy Willens))

very upset after giving up 10 hits and four runs in 5 2-3 innings in his previous start. This one was worse. He matched a season high by allowing seven runs and yielded eight hits in 5 1-3 innings. Gee has not won in three starts.

NOTES: Brewers OF Carlos Gomez (strained left hamstring) is set to begin a rehab assignment with Class-A Wisconsin on Wednesday. Manager Ron Roenicke said he should be back Sunday. ... Major League Baseball will officially name the Mets host of the 2013 All-Star game at Citi Field with a ceremony at City Hall on Wednesday morning. ... Mets 2B Daniel Murphy singled in the fifth to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 11 games.

New York Mets relief pitcher D.J. Carrasco leaves the mound after he was thrown out of the game for hitting Milwaukee Brewers Ryan Braun with a pitch during the seventh inning of their baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. ((AP Photo/Kathy Willens))