Mets get swept by Brewers in worst start to season in 10 years

So far, the best part of this Mets’ homestand was Thursday’s rainout.

Since then, the Mets have dropped their first three games of the season for the first time since 2014, as Milwaukee completed a three-game sweep at Citi Field with a 4-1 win on Sunday.

For the second time in the series, the Mets’ bats were mostly silent, with just the one run Sunday and two extra-base hits, a pair of doubles.

And outside of being booed before each of his at-bats, not even Mets’ nemesis Rhys Hoskins could bring any drama to this one, although he did get to face Yohan Alvarez again — this time with Alvarez striking out Hoskins after going up-and-in early in the at-bat.

Mets bench coach John Gibbons was the acting manager for Sunday’s game with Carlos Mendoza suspended. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST

With rookie manager Carlos Mendoza serving a one-game suspension due to Alvarez, who is being banned for three games by MLB, for throwing behind Hoskins on Saturday, the Mets didn’t show much of anything with bench coach John Gibbons running the show.

Tylor Megill, in his first start of the season, struggled with his command and walked three and hit a batter in his four-inning outing.

Megill gave up an unearned run in a 29-pitch first inning.

Milwaukee added a two-out run in the second when Brice Turang singled and stole second and Jackson Chourio followed with a fly ball that fell on the track in right as Starling Marte appeared to lose track of it. Turang scored to make it 2-0.

Mets reliever Yohan Ramirez pitched on Sunday after appealing his suspension. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST

Francisco Alvarez, serving as the DH, continued his solid start at the plate with a double down the left-field line with one out in the bottom of the second and scored on Tyrone Taylor’s single to left to cut the Mets’ deficit to 2-1.

But that was it for the Mets’ lineup and Megill ran into trouble again in the third, issuing one-out walks to Christian Yelich and Willy Adames before hitting Oliver Dunn on a 3-2 pitch to load the bases for Hoskins.

After falling behind 2-0, Megill got back to a full count before Hoskins just missed an extra-base hit down the left-field line, with the ball falling just foul.

Tylor Megill reacts during the Mets’ loss to the Brewers on Sunday. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST

Hoskins then hit a slow comebacker that Megill helped turn into an inning-ending double play — but the right-hander needed 69 pitches to get through three innings.

The Mets had two on and two out against Colin Rea in the bottom of the inning. Taylor drew a walk on a 12-pitch at-bat to load the bases for Omar Narvaez, who flied out to the track in right to end the 30-pitch inning.

Since Ramirez appealed his suspension, he was available to take over for Megill to start the fifth.

The Brewers’ Willy Adames celebrates a hit against the Mets on Sunday. AP

The right-hander gave up a bases-loaded RBI single to Dunn before fanning Hoskins, but Ramirez allowed another run in the sixth on a two-out RBI double by William Contreras.

He at least ate up three innings to help limit the damage on the Mets’ bullpen in the early going of the season.

Marte added a two-out double in the eighth, but Alvarez struck out looking.