that Los Angeles Dodgers Showing why they’ve been a World Series favorite all year long.
They pulled off another dominant performance. new york mets They won Game 4 of the NLCS 10-2 on Thursday and took a commanding 3-1 lead in the National League Championship Series.
The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani started the game by hitting his third home run of the postseason in the top of the first inning. However, New York responded immediately with Mark Vientos’ solo shot in the bottom of the first inning.
The Dodgers gave up three straight two-out singles in the inning, but the Mets quickly cut the deficit to one.
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Mookie Betts (No. 50) of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates a two-run home run by Shohei Ohtani (No. 17, Los Angeles Dodgers) as Francisco Alvarez (No. 4) of the New York Mets reacts in the top of the sixth inning during Game 4 against the New York Mets. . National League Championship Series at Citi Field in New York on October 17, 2024. (Sarah Steer/Getty Images)
In the fourth, Mookie Betts hit a double to put LA up 5-2. Two innings later, Betts hit a two-run home run, giving the Dodgers a five-run lead. New York had the bases loaded with no outs in the sixth inning, but was unable to break through, daunting the Citi Field crowd. To make matters worse, the Dodgers added three runs in the eighth inning to tie the game.
The Dodgers won despite resting Freddie Freeman with a severe ankle sprain. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts did not commit to playing Freeman in all three games in New York, but said after Game 3 that he expects him to be in the lineup Thursday. He didn’t seem to miss.
Ohtani scored four runs on the night and walked three times along with a home run. Meanwhile, Betts had 4 hits in 6 at-bats.
Mookie Betts (No. 50) of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after hitting an RBI double in the fourth inning of Game 4 of the NLCS between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets at Citi Field on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. New York, New York. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB via Getty Images)
The Dodgers are now one win away from returning to the World Series. They last won it all in the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, but other than that they haven’t won since 1988. It will also be their first appearance in the Fall Classic in a full season since 2018, when they lost to Boston. Red Sox.
For the Mets, they need a win at home on Friday and in Los Angeles on Sunday and Monday to get back to the World Series. Overall, Los Angeles has outscored the Mets 30-5 in the series.
This isn’t the first time the Mets have had their backs against the wall this October, but it’s the first time they’ve had to survive and advance in quite some time.
Mookie Betts (No. 50) of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates a two-run home run by Shohei Ohtani (No. 17, Los Angeles Dodgers) while Francisco Alvarez (No. 4) of the New York Mets reacts in the sixth inning during Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. . October 17, 2024 at Citi Field in New York. (Sarah Steer/Getty Images)
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It hasn’t been decided yet who the Mets will pitch to when they’re on the brink of elimination. Because they’ll likely go with Kodai Senga or David Peterson. Meanwhile, Los Angeles will go with Jack Flaherty.
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