MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — Logan Henderson pitched five strong innings and Joey Ortiz drove in two runs as the Milwaukee Brewers edged the New York Mets 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon at American Family Field.

Henderson, who improved to 4-1, allowed two earned runs on five hits and struck out nine while walking none. He worked around a solo home run by Marcus Semien in the second inning and a solo shot by Brett Baty in the fifth, but the Brewers’ offense gave him enough support with a three-run second inning and an insurance run in the sixth.

The win evened the three-game series after the Mets had shut out Milwaukee 4-0 on Tuesday. The Brewers improved to 64-38, while the Mets fell to 43-60.

New York struck first in the top of the second when Semien hit his 10th home run of the season, a fly ball to left field. But Milwaukee answered emphatically in the bottom half.

Garrett Mitchell led off with a walk, and Andrew Vaughn followed with a single to left that moved Mitchell to third. After Jake Bauers popped out and Cooper Pratt struck out, Ortiz stepped in and drove a triple to right field, scoring Mitchell and Vaughn to give the Brewers a 2-1 lead. Christian Yelich then singled to left, plating Ortiz for a 3-1 advantage. Jackson Chourio struck out to end the inning.

Mets starter Christian Scott, who took the loss and dropped to 3-2, settled down after the second. He allowed three earned runs on four hits over 3 2/3 innings, striking out six and walking two. He left after walking Vaughn in the fourth, and reliever Huascar Brazobán finished the inning without further damage.

The Mets cut the deficit to 3-2 in the fifth when Baty led off with his sixth home run of the season, a fly ball to right field. Henderson then retired the next three batters, two by strikeout, to preserve the lead.

Milwaukee added a crucial run in the sixth. With one out, Ortiz hit a ground-rule double to left field, and Yelich followed with a triple to right, scoring Ortiz for a 4-2 lead. The triple was Yelich’s second of the season. He finished 2 for 5 with two RBIs.

The Brewers’ bullpen took over from there. Aaron Ashby threw two perfect innings, striking out four. Abner Uribe worked a scoreless eighth, allowing two hits but striking out two. Trevor Megill earned his 16th save of the season with a 1-2-3 ninth that included two strikeouts, though he allowed one run.

The Mets mounted a comeback attempt in the ninth. Tyrone Taylor walked, advanced to second on a groundout by Semien, and scored on a single by Francisco Alvarez to make it 4-3. But Megill got A.J. Ewing to ground out to third to end the game.

Ortiz was the offensive star for Milwaukee, going 3 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored. He also drew a walk. Yelich and Vaughn each had two hits. The Brewers totaled nine hits.

For the Mets, Semien and Baty each homered. Alvarez drove in the ninth-inning run. New York finished with eight hits.

The Mets’ bullpen performed well in relief. Daniel Duarte tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing no hits and striking out one. A.J. Minter worked a scoreless seventh, giving up one hit and striking out one. Brazobán allowed one earned run on one hit in 1 1/3 innings.

The game featured a pivotal double play in the fifth inning. With the bases loaded and one out, Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor turned a 6-4-3 double play on a ground ball by Vaughn to end the threat and keep the score 3-2.

Henderson, who had won his previous start against Miami on July 17, continued his strong stretch. He has allowed two or fewer earned runs in four of his past five outings.

The Brewers, who lead the National League Central, return home Friday to open a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies. The Mets head back to New York for a 10-game homestand starting Friday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

In the two previous meetings this season, the teams had split the first two games of the series, with the Mets winning Tuesday and the Brewers winning Monday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Milwaukee 6, New York 3. Interstat’s ELO system gave Milwaukee a 69.20 percent probability to win. The Brewers were installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The total score of seven went over the over-under line of 7.5.

Attendance was 38,319. Time of game was 3 hours, 2 minutes.