The Mets are operating out of magic, and now operating out of time to save lots of their season.
For the second straight evening at Citi Area, the Mets had been simply disposed of by the Dodgers, falling 10-2 in Sport 4 of the NLCS, and now their season is getting ready to extinction as they path 3-1 within the collection.
Mookie Betts tormented the Amazin’s, breaking the sport open within the sixth with a two-run homer and ending 4-for-5 with 4 RBIs and three runs.
The Mets had an opportunity for one among their signature comeback moments within the backside of the sixth, loading the bases with no outs.
However Jose Iglesias struck out swinging, and pinch-hitters Jeff McNeil and Jesse Winker every flied out, the newest signal that the Mets’ mojo is fading.
Shohei Ohtani hit a house run on the second pitch of the sport and scored 4 runs after drawing three walks.
Mark Vientos answered with a solo homer of his personal within the backside of the primary.
The Dodgers grinded their method to a pair of runs within the third earlier than Brandon Nimmo, injured foot and all, narrowly beat out a double play on his grounder to permit Francisco Alvarez to attain, slicing the Mets’ deficit to 3-2.
Jose Quintana was pulled within the fourth and charged with 5 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks in 3 1/3 innings.
Betts drove in two with a double within the fourth off Jose Butto, and from there, the Mets had no solutions.
