The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets 10-5 in Game 6 of the National League CS, winning the National League pennant and returning to the World Series.
The Dodgers, advancing to the Fall Classic for the first time since the shortened 2020 season, will host Games 1 and 2 of the World Series against the New York Yankees, who made their first appearance by defeating the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night. It's planned. Since 2009.
The Dodgers and Yankees, two of MLB's most historic teams, haven't met in the World Series since 1981, when New York hoisted the trophy at the end of the series.
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Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) hits an RBI in the 6th inning of Game 6 of the NLCS of the 2024 MLB Playoffs against the New York Mets held at Dodger Stadium. (Jane Comin Once Image Image)
This won't be easy for the Dodgers. The Mets continued to fight for a Game 5 victory at Citi Field, hoping to see another Subway Series.
However, the Dodgers didn't take the game to a decisive Game 7, finishing the job at home at Dodger Stadium.
And it wasn't the usual suspects, Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts, who led to four wins in this series.
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In his place was Dodgers' No. 4 batter, shortstop Tommy Edman, who continued his hot postseason run by scoring four RBIs, including a two-run homer in the bottom of the third inning with Los Angeles leading by four runs.
After the Mets took the field up one run in the first inning, Pete Alonso scored Francisco Lindor from third base on an infield hit. Edman hit an RBI double by Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez to score for the Dodgers. They never relinquished the lead throughout the game.
Then, in the third inning, Edman hit a 406-foot homer off Mets starting pitcher Sean Manaea, followed by Will Smith's two-run homer of his own, starting to pull New York within 6-1.
The Mets, a team that had never won this postseason until their 27th player went down, began chipping away at the Dodgers' lead with Mark Vientos hitting his own two-run homer in the top of the fourth inning. Offryan Brazier. Vientos, a rookie third baseman who was a godsend for the Mets in October, hit his fifth home run of the postseason.
However, what crushed the Mets in the end was that they were unable to take advantage of the runners on base, giving up a total of 12 runs, including the bases loaded in the top of the 6th inning when they were trailing 6-3. Jesse Winker thought a soft fly to left field might fly and fall, but Hernandez caught it, ending the threat.
New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12 years old) struck out in the bottom of the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the NLCS of the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Dodger Stadium. (Jane Comin Once Image Image)
Leading 7-4 in the top of the 8th inning, the Dodgers' veteran relief pitcher Blake Treinen struck out Brandon Nimmo, Vientos, and Pete Alonso, leaving the Dodgers with three outs for the pennant.
But all the pressure was lifted off Treinen in the top of the ninth inning, when the Dodgers hit Kodai Chiga for a three-run, his second 10-point game in the series against the Mets. The Dodgers scored at least six points in all but one game against New York throughout this NLCS.
Treinen allowed a few hits and one run in the top of the 9th inning with two outs, but he grounded out Francisco Alvarez to second base to seal the victory.
In the box score, Ohtani went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI, and Hernandez did exactly the same. Second baseman Chris Taylor, the Dodgers' nine-hitter, also added two hits in three innings.
Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Tommy Edman, 25, hits outfielder Mookie Betts after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning of Game 6 of the NLCS of the 2024 MLB Playoffs against the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium. (50 years old) and congratulate him. (Jane Comin Once Image Image)
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And on the mound was almost the entire Dodgers bullpen, with Michael Kopech starting the game, Anthony Banda, Evan Phillips, Daniel Hudson, and finally Treinen all in the manager's “all hands on deck”. ” he concluded. Dave Roberts' Club.
The Dodgers were the top seed in the National League, and the Yankees were the same in the American League. An old rivalry will be revived in the Fall Classic, with Game 1 beginning Oct. 25 in Los Angeles.
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