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After the embarrassing 9-0 slaughter of the New York Mets on Sunday, the Kings From Queens answered back with their bats earlier today in Game 2, belting in six runs by the third inning, knocking off L. A. in Dodgers Stadium 7-3. The NLCS series in now even 1-1.

The Dodgers’ 33 scoreless inning streak in the postseason was broken up today in the top of the first inning with a leadoff HR from Francisco Lindor off of Ryan Brasier and a second inning grand slam off Dodgers’ Landon Knack by third baseman Mark Vientos for his third homer in the postseason. Sean Manaea held it down on the mound for the Mets by striking out seven in the first five innings, earning the W.

Following Brasier’s departure from the mound after facing only one batter, Knack loaded up the bases, intentionally walking Lindor, to eventually giving Vientos a full count after eight pitches. He blasted the ninth pitch, a 95 mph fastball in the middle of the zone, over the right center field wall.

The grand slam opened up the Mets’ lead to 6-0, but the shutout was halted in the fifth with a leadoff home run from Max Muncy. Los Angeles added two more runs in the sixth courtesy of an error by second baseman Jose Iglesias, but managed to leave the bases loaded at the end of the inning, which were three of the ten baserunners they left stranded throughout the game.

The NLCS now goes back to Citi Field for Games 3, 4 and 5, with the Mets having gained home-field advantage from the top-seeded Dodgers. Game 3’s first pitch is scheduled for 8:08 p.m. EST on Wednesday.

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In a very unexpected, lopsided defeat, the Los Angeles Dodgers jumped all over the New York Mets in their opening outing in the National League Championship Series by keeping the Mets scoreless, beating them 9-0.

The Dodgers have now gone 33 consecutive innings in the postseason without giving up a single run, tying the MLB record for scoreless innings only with the 1966 Baltimore Orioles in the World Series.

L.A. managed to pitch a perfect 27 innings against New York, only allowing a walk by Mets MVP Francisco Lindor in the top of the fourth inning. Jack Flaherty gave up two hits in seven innings, keeping the Mets from scoring and didn’t allow a hit until Jesse Winker’s single in the fifth inning.

Mets starter Kodai Senga folded in the most important start of his career, walking three consecutive batters in the first inning and permitted six of the 10 batters he faced to reach base. Senga was pulled from the mound after throwing just 30 pitches, only nine of them were strikes, departing with the Dodgers up 3-0.

The New York bats were less than Amazin’ as well, managing only three hits the entire game. The top of the order, Lindor, Mark Vientos, Brandon Nimmo and Pete Alonso went hitless, striking out four times.

If their pitching and hitting wasn’t bad enough, there was first baseman Pete Alonso’s throwing error and Winker’s terrible baserunning mishap. Winker led off the fifth inning with a single to right field and Jose Iglesias followed with a single to center, setting up a first-and-third situation with no outs. in a potential rally. Winker, who could’ve easily made it to third, looked at center fielder Enrique Hernandez, who faked as if he was going to throw to third base. Winker stopped running and Hernandez threw the ball to second base. Winker got caught in an unnecessary rundown and was tagged out at third base.

The Mets never reached base again until after Flaherty left the mound.

Lindor and the Mets get a chance to redeem themselves this afternoon in Game 2 of the NLCS.

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