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MILWAUKEE — The Mets’ strength is a deep and talented bullpen, but opportunities to fully utilize that weapon have been scant since it became fully stocked at the trade deadline.

On Saturday night, manager Carlos Mendoza went full throttle with the unit — starting rotation member Frankie Montas was bumped to a long-relief appearance — and the plan was working.

Until it stopped working.

A hellish seventh inning that included Ryan Helsley’s pitch-clock violation that negated the final out before William Contreras blasted a homer sent the Mets to the bottom of Lake Michigan in a 7-4 loss to the Brewers

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