Line Score – Game Over
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| NYM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
Box Score
| NYM | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Lindor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 |
| 3B | Vientos | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .366 |
| LF | Nimmo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .222 |
| 1B | Alonso | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .212 |
| RF | Marte, S | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| DH | Martinez, J | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 |
| 2B | Iglesias, J | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| CF | Taylor, T | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .138 |
| PH | McNeil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| CF | Bader | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| C | Alvarez, F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 |
| NYM | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severino, L | 4.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 95-55 | 3.24 |
| Garrett, R | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20-15 | 2.84 |
| Megill | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 72-42 | 10.38 |
| LAD | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH | Ohtani | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .226 |
| RF | Betts | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 |
| 1B | Freeman, F | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| CF | Kiermaier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1B | Muncy | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .269 |
| LF | Hernández, T | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .207 |
| 2B | Lux | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 |
| 2B | Taylor, Ch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| C | Smith, W.D. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .148 |
| SS | Edman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .321 |
| 3B | Hernández, K | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| LAD | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buehler | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 90-51 | 6.00 |
| Kopech | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-9 | 0.00 |
| Brasier | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20-11 | 4.76 |
| Treinen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11-10 | 0.00 |
| Casparius | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 31-20 | 0.00 |
Scoring Plays
Highlights
Decisions
| Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | Save |
|---|---|---|
| Kopech (1-0, 0.00 ERA) | Severino, L (1-1, 3.24 ERA) |
Game ended at 11:22 PM.
12 comments
Quintana has historically been excellent against the Dodgers… but not in the postseason. He started NLCS Game 5 in 2017 and didn’t make it out of the third as Kike Hernandez hit three homers in a Dodger rout. Still, he’s as good right now as he’s ever been. I think this game is less of a pitching mismatch than the media is giving it credit.
Really super do not understand Mendoza’s insistence on playing Alvarez every day and giving Martinez the start last night and seemingly also tonight.
Serious tag, joke title
I feel like the Dodgers have long been a feast or famine team and while that’s still kind of true this year, they’ve got an obvious grit that’s been missing the past few years.
I said it about the guardians and it would be biased to not say it about the Mets. In games 1 and 3 they have looked like they don’t belong on the field with the dodgers. Pitching scared till you have to give them something to hit in the zone and constant mistakes in the field.
Starting such a righty heavy lineup against buelher giving him an easier path through the bottom of the lineup was also a mistake, especially since Yamamoto has reverse splits so you knew Martinez was gonna start today.
That being said, they had some opportunities and Q has been good. Hoping they tie up the series tonight.
So can anyone explain to me why Savant list Shohei’s home run as a 22/30? It went an estimated 397 feet straight down the line. The foul line is the same angle in every park and nobody has a corner near 397 feet.
I assume as of right now Flaherty pitches game 5 right?
Scenario: Dodgers win today and use a minimal amount of high leverage pen.
Do you push bullpen game up to game 5 and Flaherty to game 6? I feel like even up 3-1 if you lose Flaherty game 5 you have to likely bullpen a game 6 and if you lose you are behind the 8 ball in game 7 having used the bullpen heavily the night before. Considering Walker Buehler has not been great outside of yesterday
Quintana has given the Dodgers fits in the past and the Mets are not going to just roll over. Expecting the Mets hitters to come out hot, and Yamamoto is going to have set a strong rhythm early. Ump was all over the place yesterday, so hoping that’s less of a factor today.
Should be a good game.
It’s been difficult not to have recency bias in this playoffs given how one-sided some of these games have been. Felt like the Dodgers were going to rout after G1 and again, feels like we’re in the same spot after last night’s tilted score.
Still – I think I’ve seen enough to consider this series to be a lot more in the Dodgers favor than initially expected. The offense is getting contributions from batters down the line. Edman has been a boon, getting on base and having strong at bats. Plus being a versatile infielder.
But the pitching has been a minor revelation. 4 shutouts in this playoffs. The starting pitching is still a concern but the relief corps has proven to be maybe the best group left (Yankees also seems to have a great case). I think the risk remains one of the starters has a terrible start which taxes the ‘pen, but there seems to be a game plan which can lead this team to not just advance but win the World Series.
Wonder if the dodgers were able to pick up a tell from Alvarez. My thoughts
Ohtani struck out and looked at the dugout and seemed surprised.
Ohtani HR he looked at the dugout and said ok I see it now.
Muncy was right on his HR.
Mets really needed game 3 and probably should have won knowing what they were up against. This team needs to start throwing strikes if they want to win.
I’m still baffled how Lindor isnt a GG candidate. Insulting. He’s incredible out there
Dodgers lineup showing up in ways they haven’t in the past few years is such big difference. They cause stress every inning with their discipline and having so many power threats in the lineup. As long as the Dodgers get to the RP sooner than later, I like the Dodgers chances since the Mets RP sports a 9.7% K-BB% in the postseason, which you’ve more or less see play out in the last three games.
This series is over. If the Mets got dominated by Buehler they aren’t doing shit against Yamamoto