Dodgers @ Mets Game 2 of 3 game series. Standings. MLB the Show 24.

e [Music] welcome from the home of the Mets City Field in Queens New York we've got Major League Baseball on a Tuesday night it's the Los Angeles Dodgers going up against the New York Mets joined by my partner Chris Singleton I'm John shabi and Chris a guy that's been having a huge impact for this team All Year Pete Alonzo he leads the team and wins above replacement so most days you can expect him to be a big factor for these guys yeah Bo he's definitely a huge piece of the puzzle for this ball Club right now is just having really nice year and that's on both sides of the ball not just offensively you talk to guys in the clubhouse the coaching staff they always have great things to say about him and they say the team really looks to him to be one of the onfield leaders day in and day out well that whip is just below the league average position to win and I expect to see that from him in this one today that misses the Zone one and two the count and that one is [Music] inside Line Drive makes the catch and there's one gone time to check out the Dodgers lineup someone who makes things happen for them in part with his legs Gavin Lux and boo you and I were talking about him before the game he's got good speed and if you watch him in this game he's that type of guy that's very smart he doesn't have this just eye poppy speed but he knows how to use it and he's very intelligent on the base pass to get to the next base to get around the bases and ultimately score runs Chris Taylor in the box now no balls in a strike SAA a former Allstar he features the four seam fast ball a fork ball a cutter a slider and occasionally mixes in the slur and a foul ball here's the 02 ball one rarely will you see a pitcher just a waste a pitch like that the batter wasn't even tempted to swing every pitch needs to have a purpose so that it can set up a following pitch to help you get that out that's to third bayen throw off line he's safe and a nice job there to keep it from getting away sometimes early errors can be just as costly as errors made late in the ball game but you just don't know it at the time second bat of the game gets on base for free bringing up the number three hitter so we'll see if they can take advantage right here here's teoscar [Applause] Hernandez highfly ball near the pole that one is foul the one swings through that quickly in an 02 count you got figure out a way to shorten your path to the baseball put it in play somewhere then you got a [Applause] chance kicks and fires foul ball it stays nothing in two pretty good pitch there to take a rip at he wants to get his arms extended he likes the ball away from him a little bit just not able to square it up got it by him for the K oh that right there is just just a pitcher's pitch tailing away from The Hitter and lowing away with some good action at the end you know even if he gets the bat to that ball it's probably just a weak ground ball to the opposite side tell you what that's a tremendous two strike pitch and first off ring is fouled Off Taylor leads off first with two down to the inning and that's off the Inside Edge and now it's even one and one SGA over to First Taylor back on a [Applause] dive two outs swing in a Miss as he was out front that time [Applause] the short stop takes the ball two ball two strikes the pitch squeaks through that one it's a strike out so the Dodgers leave one now the Mets will step up for their first shot in a scoreless ball game you're watching Major League Baseball exclusively on the show back here in Queens and today's starting pitcher number 18 Chris he's got the ability to take control of a game when he's out there well incredible Mound presence and he's going to attack hitters look at that strikeout perine ratio over 10 coming into this start so he's a pitcher that wants the ball he's aggressive he knows that he can get the swing and Miss especially when he needs it most we'll see how effective he is in this one bottom the first jeck mcneel stands in the wine of the pitch just missed here's a bit of a scouting report on yoshinobu Yamamoto he's athletic has Elite flexibility kind of like you boo he's got good strength an ultra fast arm and exceptional movement patterns he's tough on hitters that's for sure and that's outside ball two when you get ahead count there's no doubt that the succcess rate goes up and that's what he's been doing it's made a big impact for him in recent games next off ring he in for a [Music] [Applause] strike he caught it behind his back over to First and they get the out let's take a peek at the Mets lineup here hoping for a good showing in this one from their cleanup hitter pet Lonzo yeah he's struggling a little bit right now I mean he knows it his team knows it everybody in the stands knows it but they need him to turn it around you know I'm told he's putting in some extra work in the cages as he should be doing so we'll see if he can break out right here and first offering is fouled off one down base is empty that's in there and it's 0 and two out there on the mount he's setting the tone early with the fast ball 98 milph up on the scoreboard that's inside going to count one and two it's a good [Applause] take a swing and a soft liner makes the grab two Down That Swing right there tells me he's seen the ball pretty well I know it didn't produce a hit but he made Solid contact and that's all you're looking to do anytime you're at the plate to out space is empty and now here's the veteran DH JD Martinez and that's off the Inside Edge and it's w to [Applause] know and downstairs [Applause] back up the middle in a base hit so a two out Knock keeps the inning alive well when you fall behind in the count you've got to come into the zone and then guys have a better chance of hitting the ball hard like he did right there and now it's the polar bear Pete Alonzo not getting the results he's wanted at the plate recy barely hitting over the Mendoza Line this month yep that's in for a [Applause] [Applause] strike Now One Missed [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] foul ball still a one and two count two gone but the goahead run is at first here in the second game of the series and another ball [Applause] here's a two- two and a foul ball he stays alive always he's having a tough time getting a pitch by him as a hitter you feel pretty confident that you're seeing different pitches still able to make some type of contact 32 now 3-2 two out run on first lot of movement in the infield hitters got to stay focused on the pitch hammers that one deep left field and forget it a two-run shot and they throw a pair on the board it's two nothing he kept swinging and it paid off well that was a battle boo and he just kept taking his Cuts finally squared one up [Applause] knew what pitch he wanted to hit spit on some other pitches in this at bat was very patient and it paid off two outs nobody on Ronnie Mauricio now that one is absolutely belted that's back out of here they go backto back his first Homer of the year and they add to their lead it's three nothing and that shot makes their grip on the lead even [Applause] tighter back-to-back homers always a special feeling at the Ballpark especially if it's your team that does it and those guys get to slap hands at home plate this is the kind of thing that can really fire up a ball Club B is empty with two away now it's DJ Stewart didn't play in last night's game a little breather for him right through there for a strike lots of pitches thrown in this first inning it's kind of that nightmare scenario for starting pitching but you know what it's still early enough he can settle in he can get some length if he just cleans up his mechanics a little bit just missed one ball one [Applause] strike highfly ball pretty well struck out towards Right Center that one HS against the fence and into second easily with a two out double four hits in a row and they're really swinging it here pretty much just a textbook double into the Gap and and you can drop one in there between the outfielders you know you're making the turn at first just an excellent swing so two down at the play Brett BTY definitely scuffling at the dish lately just one hit in his last five games yeah the pitch is in for a strike it's O and one stewart stands at second with two gone [Applause] hit on the ground to the right side and he grabs it in foul [Applause] ground man on second two down swing and a miss struck him out inning ends and that stops the bleeding but two round Trippers in this inning the long ball was working it's now three nothing you're dialed into the show and welcome back to the ballpark all set for the start of the inning here's the center fielder James outman outman here the right hter back to work and first off ring is fouled off S 61 righty 31 years old and he was selected to the allstar game last year and here it comes now a pop up on the infield Alonso in position and he makes the catch and there's one down oh that's a frustrating end the abbat for the hitter right there I mean that pitch was right down the middle I think he got a little too excited came out of his mechanics and instead of driving that ball somewhere he popped it up unfortunate for him there's a swing and a drive and it's a one hopper Off the Wall should be extra bases and he's got a double I'm sure he feels really good about that one just a solid swing right there caught it out front and ripped it into the outfield for the base hit those always feel [Applause] great and it's second with one away show he Otani steps to the plate for the Dodgers and the first pitch misses for ball one [Applause] wouldn't chase that time Joe McDonald doing the home play duties here well Joe's an interesting one I'm always trying to figure out what exactly his zone is feels like it kind of moves around from game to game sometimes inning to inning and the rander deals that one finds the zone and count two and one yeah I think that's fair I don't think he's ever we off with his balls and Strikes but yeah I don't think it's easy to Define what his zone is like you said he's got it and there's two [Applause] away the batter now will be Will Smith [Applause] that one ripped that's a fair ball and it's getting into the corner runner from second crosses the plate and it's now a two-run game and that's a double well that gets him a little closer in this one they really turned on that one and as it hooked down the line it was hard to tell if it would stay fair but it just barely sneaked in there Max Muny at the dish he has as they like to say let me guess boo Light Tower Power that's right fast ball gets the inside corner at the [Applause] [Music] knees and he deals that one finds the zone and that's strike two all you got to do is concentrate and execute this next pitch get yourself out of the jam back into the Dugout man it's second Finds Its way through base hit now a long throw home and he's in there a run comes in and the play puts a run on the board and picks up an RBI got the top of the ball a little bit but not much that was hit pretty hard through the infield so I think he'll be happy with that swing definitely gener get some good bat speed and now it's Gavin [Applause] Lux ball one [Applause] [Applause] there two outs gips one to right and it goes just foul and that is in for a strike and the count one and two and another ball tying run is at first here at the top of the second [Applause] and now it's filled up great RBI spot here just got to stay focused on the pitch the runner will be in motion so something in the Gap should definitely score it Chris Taylor waiting to bat for the Dodgers pay off Pitch Pace hit just kind of sliced that one into Center throw stops the lead runner at second two on and two out Here Comes Chris Taylor he's over one that's in there that's strike one [Applause] [Applause] 01 and that's downstairs and outside one1 [Applause] two on two outs Line Drive could be extra bases M on his horse around third one runs in relay throw home save oh he did it's 43 got to be feeling great about that double big spot and he drives in two anytime you rip a line drive the other way you feel really good about what you did at the play you trusted your hands you let the ball travel and you took the barrel straight to it that's great work right there so runner at second two down and now teoscar Hernandez just missed well they've been able to score four runs off of him in this inning and this is where you want to just max out get as much as you can give him one of those tough Innings where it's going to be hard for him to recover in the next one man on second two down swinging a foul straight [Applause] back righty delivers there's a strike Taylor at second with two [Music] [Applause] down just missing there the count now two and two really good take especially with two [Applause] strikes strike three Frozen with the front door slider so they move out in front after a 4run Outburst we go to the bot of inning number two it's the Dodgers four and the Mets three back here at City Field and now the veteran catcher Omar nvz Omar NV the pitch there's a strike no ball one [Applause] strike and that one fouled off lifted in the air right center field on his way over no trouble here puts it away for the out one up one down batting n the right field and now Bader up to the plate singy you got to appreciate a guy who's this good defensively I mean watching him track balls in the Outfield it is beautiful and that's in there for strike one he's so solid calms the heart rate of the pitcher and the manager when the ball goes up in the air you just automatically assume that it's an out every time it's hitting here home team down a run bottom half of inning number two swings and misses on the fast ball up in the zone for the strikeout been a pretty rough start to this series for him at the plate three strikeouts in the first game yesterday another one right there he clearly got a great plan for how to deal with this guy right now and there's a foul [Applause] ball swing and a [Applause] miss pitch misses and the count one and two is standing the strike zone very impressive that was a very close O2 fast ball I just don't know how you take that fights it off he'll see another two out Bas is [Applause] empty next offering is down low oh this is a guy that can be frustrating for pitchers because fouls off so many pitches and grinds out the adad I'm sure there's sometimes where pitch would rather just give up a first pitch single than have to waste and a swing to miss down on strikes and good work there as he gets a one two three Mets go down quickly score holds at 43 back here in Queens top half of the third inning mookie bets will get us started SGA back to work well you always have to be careful in these spots because mooki is lethal in the leadoff spot he has the most multi-home Run games out of the leadoff spot in baseball [Applause] history and that's downed away [Applause] the one- one is fouled [Applause] off hot shot to third throws across the diamond one up one down now Jes outman James outman digs in now 0 for one so far that's in [Applause] there and a foul ball one out base is empty [Applause] next pitch is outside well Chris through the early stages he hasn't been very efficient in terms of the pitch count he's going to need to get some quick outs if he's going to get deeper into this game swing and a miss struck him out well that's always the key to effective pitching is getting ahead in the count and as a pitcher it really allows you to start expanding The Zone hitters become defensive and all of a sudden that plate starts to get really wide and what happens is because of the pressure you end up committing to a pitch as a batter before you recognize what it is and that's what leads to the strikeout right to the plate one ball one [Applause] strike just missed it is interesting though when you consider the way the game is run now doesn't even matter that much if your starter doesn't go that deep because teams are really aggressively building their [Applause] bullpens rander kicks steals still two and two after the foul ball two down do on ball another two two upcoming here comes a pitch that one out to [Applause] right Bader makes the play and that is that bottom of the inning now the number two hitter Brandon Nimo Brandon Nimo as he turns on the rubber here with that good live arm delivers I'm so glad Yamamoto made the move to Major League Baseball he's one of the most decorated pitchers to come out of Japan and finished his knee pwn professional baseball career in style foul ball there facing elimination and pitching in game six of the Japan series Yamamoto pitched a complete game with 14 strikeouts and broke the series strikeout record held by U darish what a way to go out swinging a miss and the count is even two and two [Applause] bounc to the right side to first one gone bottom of the third inning now batt the designated hitter JD Martinez now JD Martinez at the plate singled and scored his first time ball one no [Applause] strikes inside almost got him well usually a high level of confidence when you're facing a young pitcher out there on the mound in this situation aead 2 has put himself in a really good spot pitch misses there and it's three and0 [Applause] and the righty deals inside Ball Four I don't think he really wanted to pitch to him right there anyhow man at first with one gone Pete Alonzo up now for the Mets [Applause] now a screamer into the Outfield Hernandez makes the catch he was all over that fast ball right there I tell you what if he gets under it just by a fraction of an inch or a little bit more that's way back and now Ronnie Mauricio he's already homered in this game [Applause] [Applause] [Music] first pitch misses right through there for a strike [Applause] and a pitch F back ourway and that's out of play the Mets down by a run here in the last half of the Third [Applause] [Applause] another one two got him swinging for the strike out some high cheese for strike three so it's no runs no base hits no errors and one left on on to inning number four it's the Dodgers four and the Mets [Applause] three and we're back start in the fourth and now now here's the Dodgers designated hitter sh Otani the right hander back to work and a good eye there well he hasn't quite settled in out there four runs and three Innings he's going to have to have some quick one two three Innings to pitch deep into this ball game that misses two balls no strikes two count you really don't want to give in here you got to work the edges really execute a pitch hopefully you can get back into this count 20 just missed re ball no [Applause] [Music] [Applause] strike that one misses so a lead off walk well just came apart right there four pitch walk and Guy the play was not going to help him out by swinging at something out of the zone and up to the plate is Will Smith doubled in his first [Applause] a inside almost got him maybe losing command a little bit after the walk next pitch not even close [Applause] kicks and fires fouled off he was late the pitch swing and a ball popped up mcneel under it and there's one down that was a good pitch to hit right down the heart of the play had pretty good timing on it just got underneath it a little bit and popped it up Max M here's Max munzy that funky M singled and drove in a run his first time through and look out as that one ran in and got him you know he'll act like he really wanted to hit but he's as happy as anyone that he got hit by that pitch just to turn this lineup over back to the top Lu in the box now takes strike one this guy absolutely flies the defense wants to turn two but they've got to get a ball they can do it with make sure you get the first out before you try to rush and get two and end up with nothing one one in the dirt but kept close Runners stay where they are that's ball one first signs of Bullpen movement here in the early going Adrien Hower getting ready ready to go B also throwing the last thing he wants is to hit the ball on the ground but I wouldn't expect many pitches up in the zone they'll be pitching for a double play in this spot out there to Center that one gets down for a hit here comes the throw pulls him to third safely as a run scores well that may end up being in at bat we go back to later on when this game is over these days most outfielders play pretty deep and I'm not sure if that was a factor there or not but off the bat you're thinking it's going to be a pop out and it just kind of nestled into that spot where no one was able to get to it Chris Taylor now right side Bader should have it he's got it Runner tags from third the tag gets him and it's a double play to end the inning always exciting to see a play at the plate trying to score with two outs but the tag just gets him in time and they cut down the run to end the inning and welcome back to the ballpark bottom of the fourth and stepping in for New York DJ Stewart the L of the pitch that's Off the Mark Ball one well these Mets showing great discipline at the plate and patience PA definitely seems to be the name of their game in this one it's not just the three runs they've already scored on top of that they forced this starter to throw more pitches than he wanted to at this point of the game next offering is in for a strike and that pitch count is impactful because if they can keep making him work hard out there it may Force the Bull to get involved a little sooner rather than later two balls two strikes left hand batter Waits misses and the counts [Applause] full bals it back with two [Applause] strikes and that's B it's tough after falling behind a hitter two balls and no strikes but now at least he gets a fresh start against a new batter but he needs to get back into the strike zone and start pitching with conviction batty swings through it for strike one well a come and get me fast ball right there he didn't look ready for the velocity I think it'd be a mistake to throw him anything off speed right here next offering is down low and one and one way to lay off that pitch [Applause] [Applause] down got him one gone here [Applause] the catcher number two Omar narv at the plate 0 for one with a fly out to [Applause] Center that one misses and that's ball one one ball no stri kicks indial swing and a ball lifted in the air shallow left field and that'll fall for a base hit quick throw back in lead Runner holds it second with one gone he needed that one it's been a tough stretch at the plate lately I don't know how he's able to shoot that pitch the other way and still put something on it that pitch was inside and he let it get really deep so pretty incredible hands to fight it off and still get good wood on it next to hit Harrison Bader swing and a highfly ball down the left field line but hooking [Applause] foul two on one out sharp grounder that's through for a base hit Runner around third on his way to the plate he's safe as he gets his hand in couple of singles back to back pretty tough for the infielders to do anything with that one he pulled it hard into the Outfield and even when you keep it on the ground it feels great when you hit a missile like that back to the top of the lineup and now here's Jeff mcneel just missed well all eyes on the double play ball in this spot no better way to get out of this inning Runners at first and second with with one [Applause] gone off the mark there two and0 good spot for the hitter definitely has the advantage in this count with Runners on look for him to be aggressive on this next pitch and here it comes that's a little bit no well I would expect in this three-oh count you're taking all the way see if they'll walk you Brandon nmo in the onck circle next offering is in for a [Applause] strike and the pitch and they're all loaded up oh that sets up a really big at bat in this game these are the moments when everyone in the stadium gets really locked in here's Brandon nmo golden opportunity right here pulled hard but it's a foul ball one out base is [Applause] full and ball one the Dodgers Bullpen with some action Nabil prismat looks to be getting ready for manager Dave [Applause] Roberts Good Eye in that spot in situations like these the air can get really thin up there at the plate got to find a way to breathe and slow everything [Applause] down that's down and in two walks in the inning already and he just doesn't seem comfortable out there like he can find the right mechanics and then repeat them on the outside corner and it's three and [Applause] two ball four and a run comes in to score well all tied up again and that's a pretty rough way to give up a lead it's just kind of a gut punch for the entire team that issue the free pass right there so faes loaded with one away here's JD Martinez just missed he's looking for a ground ball to get a double play and out of this Jam Bader on third mcneel over at second nmo over at first with one away next pitch in for a strike and the count one and one hitter's got some good opposite field power what I like about something being hit to the right side into the Outfield is that the base runner at second has a very good read and can determine whether or not he can score on that base [Applause] hit ground ball left side could be two feed to Second that's one and that's two they get two and draw even again we've played Four we're all tied up [Applause] 55 new inning getting started leading off teoscar Hernandez Hernandez tired or not he's Relentless with the way he pitches he might be exhausted out there but his stuff is still nasty right through there for a strike Hernandez measures 6' 2 in 25 lbs and he was born in the Dominican Republic that's a base hit solo Runner aboard to start the inning nice job of driving that pitch the other way on a line you know hitters they take so many reps in the cages working on going to the opposite field and it doesn't always translate into the game but right there it did and he did it perfectly and now let's see if they force some action with good Wheels on the bases go ahead run on base here's a big Power threat mukie Betts year in and year out this guy an MVP [Applause] candidate B swings deep Drive left field nmo going back and that one is out of here he'll take a jog around the bases in it's 75 he only needed one swing to square it up not wasting any time in that at bat boo aggressive and it paid off man he just barely got that one out of here and you got to love the effort in left to try and bring it back he had a good shot at it just couldn't quite pull it off it would have been a stunner if he did and here comes the Mets manager to the mound pitching change com kodai SGA done for the night we'll be back in a minute with a new arm on the mound the Mets with a new arm on the mound Adrien Hower 25th appearance of the year for him Hower and at the plate for the Dodgers James outman Clips the corner and that's strike [Applause] one the pitch that's off the mark one and one one ball one strike the wi in the pitch so a foul ball makes it one and two nobody on nobody out a pair of runs across in the inning and we're in the top of the fifth and a ball even a count [Applause] wouldn't chase that time Full [Applause] Count gets a p and stays [Applause] alive payoff pitch good plate appearance there able to take the walk that's a great at bat he saw a lot of pitches and earned a walk a great back and forth and that it bad he had to lay off some really close pitches and somehow Boogie found a way to keep the bat on his shoulder right there I'll tell you right now I couldn't have done it [Applause] Freeman in now takes ball one off the plate nobody out with a pair of runs across in the frame here in the second game of the series fought off [Applause] foul laced in left that's a base hit throw back in quickly first and second now with nobody out couldn't have timed it up any better than that showed a willingness to drive that pitch the opposite way didn't get jumpy didn't try to pull the ball he let it get deep took the barrel right to it and then extended through the swing for the line drive base hit sh Otani up to the dish I'm curious how he decides to attack on the mound this guy at the plate has been great hitting under pressure this year in there for strike one not the easiest thing when you're talking about a guy that's you know perhaps was going to be in the rotation maybe a long relief guy to not start an inning to come into an inning with pressure on it and and try to get yourself comfortable and a pitch hard grounder into the outfield for a knock coming home he'll score easily it's 8 to five now bat couldn't get any air under it but he smoked that ball back up the middle timing was just perfect got great wood on it and there's just no chance for the infielders of how hard he hit it and here's the catcher Will Smith crushed left center field this one's deep forget [Applause] it and that should quiet this home crowd second home run of the inning for him and they add to the lead it's 115 he absolutely feasts on right-handed pitching and devours that one for a homer and you can see that's what he expects of himself at bat after it bat he's that confident a good hitter gets pitch recognition early he saw exactly where that was going to be the challenge not get over anxious and come out of your swing he stayed on it and got all of it Jose B will take over here I think he's got to be a little tough coming in out of the pin when your guys are trailing so big on the scoreboard just doesn't have the same intensity to it but he's got to find a way because these batters count the same for his stats obviously regardless of the score and now it's Max Muny that one finds the Zone one and one no ball one strike swinging a foul straight back right-handed reliever [Applause] gets a piece and it stays 0 and [Applause] two the pitch and that skips into dirt now he's desperately looking for that swing and Miss he's gonna have to just change speeds a little bit try to move it around create just a little bit of Illusion at the end just misses with that one recognize that change up right out of the hand just spit on it and misses it's a strike out well that was a really good job setting him up right there pitcher and catcher working together to finish him off with the fast and even though the location probably wasn't what he wanted the sequence is what got the job done clearly late with the swing after seeing the off speed Stu on the pitch before and a foul ball left-and hitter Waits that one in the dirt and that is ball one little bit low and the right hander deals and it's foul away the two- two this one popped up mcneel pulls it down and there's two gone the right fieler number three Chris Taylor two out Bas is empty here comes Chris Taylor one for [Applause] three there's a strike at the knees going [Applause] one and a swinging to miss good pitch right there tied him up on the hands if I'm out there on the bump I'm going right back in there and a cur misses outside the pitch and that's in the [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] dir and there's a ball he should get a pretty good pitch to hit here with three hole hitter coming up if he's walk this to Third and it's through for a hit and that extends the inning for T Oscar Hernandez well they call that an advantage count for a reason you're so much more likely to get something you can handle there's something about pulling one down the line and shooting it through the infield it's just so satisfying as a hitter it's just fun turning on a pitch like he did right there and the batter now teoscar Hernandez that one catches the corner for a strike Taylor off of first with two [Applause] away which misses one ball one strike [Applause] [Music] swing and a miss and he got him to [Applause] chase B picks to First and he's back in there two outs that's foul off to the right side keeps the ab going the one two and a swing and a miss and that's that but two round Trippers in this inning the long ball was working home half of the fifth coming up back after this on the show ready to go for last half of the inn and here's the first ban Pete Alonzo the line of the pitch that one finds the Zone strike one well every pitcher wants a run support and having a lead is nice but it can be challenging for some pitchers I think keeping the mindset to attack instead of trying to be too fine and have too much finesse go after hitters and get quick outs the one-1 ball no I can't play around with him here it's a six-run lead at this point got to attack hitters even if you give up a solo shot breaking ball through there for a strike two balls two strikes [Music] [Applause] hit pretty well in the air out to Center outman gets under it and there's one down the batter number 10 short stop here's the short stop at the play Ronnie Macio he's already homered here in this one and there's the strike next pitch misses and it's one and one [Applause] check swing did he go yes he did one two the Mets with a lot of ground to make up last half of inning number five a look out that fast ball drilled him he had him onew and he ends up hitting him with a pitch and next for the Mets DJ Stewart [Applause] nice curveball for a strike and the O2 just off the outside part of the [Music] [Applause] plate man it first one [Applause] away just misses the mark outside the Zone here in the fifth inning and here he is about to throw his one 100th pitch man he's really had to grind through to get to this point center field under this one makes the grab now batting third baseman PR B so a man aboard so up next for New York Brett batty who's over for two with a pair of [Applause] strikeouts swing and a miss and he was fooled yeah I don't think anyone's got good numbers swinging at pitches in that location next pitch is outside one ball one strike right delivers and another [Applause] ball that one fouled off two and two so glad these ballparks have installed The netting to protect the fans keep things safer all around the league [Applause] and a pitch spoils that one and it remains two and [Applause] two swings through that and it's a strike out that ends the frame met strand one they'll need better than that down 115 back here at City Field start to the six John shami with Chris Singleton and leading off mie [Applause] [Music] bets B back to work and takes low from ball one now this is in the air down the line he gets down a base head and the lead off man aboard another multi-hit game for him he's been really hot lately hooked around that pitch on the side but he was still able to square it up pretty nicely and that takes quick strong rist to pull that off James outman steps to the plate for the Dodgers that one fouled off and that's in for a strike the Dodgers up big in this one and we're the top half of the [Applause] sixth popped up to the left into foul ground Fielding for the wall makes the catch and foul ground the first Bas number five Freddy man at first Here Comes Freddy Freeman up to hit he's got the power but great contact skills one of the best contact hitters in the game and the first pitch misses for ball one [Applause] Andy deals and delivers outside Freeman hits it in the air sizing this one up brings it in the batter the designated hitter Jo Otani so a man aboard here's Jo Otani he is quite an athlete I mean you look around the other sports basketball football you feel like he could thrive in one of those Sports too foul ball [Applause] two outs and that one pulled [Applause] foul o and two now gets a piece there we'll do it again now move to First back standing he's in there [Applause] safely righty to the plate would chase that time Betts off of first with two [Applause] away down to the dirt swing and a miss and it's in time for the third out so that'll end the inning one hit one left 891 scheduled in the bottom of the sixth it's the Dodgers 11 and the Mets five back now for the bottom of the six and there's a new pitcher on the M Nabil kisman he's pitching on two days rest here's the catcher for the Mets Omar narv cat one for [Applause] two and the pitch swing and a highfly ball to left Hernandez settles underneath it calls it in for the out one Away really nice job to get your first out of the ball game the right fielder number 44 and now here's a speed threat outfielder Harrison G curveball over for called strike action in the pen down there Alex via looks to be getting ready for manager Dave Roberts the Mets with a lot of ground to make up here in the bottom of the six outside [Applause] that one down the line into the Outfield base [Applause] hit turned on it nicely definitely a little out in front of the pitch but he didn't hook around it too much and was able to keep it fair down the line here's the Mets lead off man Jeff mcneel and a foul ball [Applause] at the belt and fires and that's outside oh he's really working him away this at bat sometimes take a little bit off velocity try to get a roll over something on the ground stay away from that big hole on the right side of the infield here comes a pitch swinging a foul over the screen and back out of play the onew and another ball two two now Fly ball to right Center drifts towards it Taylor pulls that one down oh he throws it away the left fielder number nine Brandon Nimo Brandon nmo getting ready to hit [Applause] and immediately pumps in a strike to the left-handed hitter fing that bat can be a little bit of a dance strike one here but few more pitches we'll see how it turns [Applause] out here comes thean that one ripped right center field that's down one hops off the wall around third he scores it's 11 to6 well done drives in the run a lot of hitters tell themselves line drive over the infielders head that's what I'm trying to do just keep that approach simple and right there it was perfectly executed on time with everything and pulled it into the Gap nicely could be a chance here for them to start clawing back into this ball game now it's j Martinez here's a swing and a drive left field and he knew it that one felt good his 18th home run of the season it's 118 that one just sounded different yeah it might have been the loudest moment yet man my ears are ringing I can feel that swing from the [Applause] booth oh that one got in the jet stream on a line drive we saw the numbers on the backs of the jerseys of the outfielders which is usually bad news and all of a sudden they're back in this ball game Alex via comes on now and he's had a struggle so far this year as you can see the inflated ER looking to bring that down a little bit right here so two away with nobody on here's Pete Alonzo Outfield playing very deep not wanting anything over their heads and a swinging to miss 01 the Dodgers leading by three here in the second game of the [Applause] series cut on and missed 96 of that fast he can live up in the zone all game if hitters will chase it that's just too much velocity hitters got to look down in the zone two down dolman on Swang and a miss handcuffed him with that slider that ends the inning but not before they're able to draw closer with this blast we're through six full it's major league baseball and it's on the show welcome back we're in the seventh we have a new pitcher on the M Jake dman just trying to keep this one close here and this is where a bullpen can give their players a chance to fight back into the game cat Will Smith steps to the plate for the Dodgers the pitch [Applause] good eye right [Applause] there and here it comes so a foul ball makes it one and two [Music] the pitch [Applause] ball swing and blasts one down the line it's gone of its fair but it hooks foul and now the Lefty that one almost got him [Applause] in the air out to Center moving back for this one and there's one away up next Here Comes Max Muny with this kind of lead he can swing freely try to hit the ball out of the park do what he loves to [Applause] do and first offering is fouled [Music] off one down base is empty not even close there ball one and a big swing and a miss one ball two St Bas is empty one away here in the top half of inning number seven and another ball wouldn't chase that time [Applause] left hand batter Waits foul we'll see another payoff [Applause] pitch kicks and fires drilled out towards left center field that's well struck that one back there see you later so he goes the opposite way with that one his 11th of the year and they add on it's 128 that's their third home run of the game they're having a lot of fun at the plate in this one they've got the long ball working for them on autopilot that's an impressive swing of the bat to go over the wall to the opposite field Gap and you know there are a lot of guys that just don't have the pop to do that and probably just as many who don't have the approach either he let that ball travel and he got great extens on the follow through to drive it out of here and now Gavin Lux that one misses ball [Applause] one kicks andand deals and he grounds one to the right side mcneel gathers and throws to first that's an out now batting right fielder Chris so up next Chris Taylor fast ball in for a strike it's own and one [Applause] [Applause] two outs got him looking and he didn't like the call that funky mty with the Homer for La Midway in inning number seven and it's time to stretch it's Major League Baseball on the show and Steph in for New York Ronnie Mauricio he had a big swing for these guys way back in the first inning yeah boo he didn't waste any time in this one the solo shot really got his team going and he's looking for more right here and a pitch slider for a strike well these Mets digging into their numbers have to be happy with the swings they're taking they have five extra base hits on the stat sheet so far and that tells me there're the ball out of the pitcher's hand really well the pitch he swings and fouls one [Applause] off swing and a pop off in foul ground and in foul ground he pulls it down one out with all those extra base hits it's easy to think we're going to see that Trend continue the rest of the game they seem to be really locked in at the plate and next for the Mets DJ [Applause] Stewart and first offering is fouled off the pitch not close with that one and now it's even one and one in the air center field outman drops steps heads back on it and there're two down now batting the third baseman two out space is empty here's the third baseman Brett [Applause] batty outside low and that's ball one ball no two down nobody on here the bottom of the seven that misses the zone and that's ball two [Applause] and another [Applause] ball and the pitch and he walked him on four pitches one of the things about that two walk the base runner over at first base is going to have a very aggressive secondary lead so a ball down the line or it into the Gap will produce a two out RBI and those are the best that is if you are the offensive side of [Applause] it narv in the box with two gone and takes a look at a called strike [Applause] and the pitch and now the count is even bayen leads off first with two down to the [Applause] inning the onew SW and a popup foul out of play off to the right side that'll find the stands leftand hitter Waits inside just [Music] [Applause] missed hanging in there pretty good against the [Music] Lefty that just misses and the count is filled up count payoff pitch stays theive and he deals so now two on and two outs it wasn't easy but he earned that walk after a long at bat a nice job ring out that at bat a lot of pitches and ends up drawing the wall Very gritty Bader in the Box here lets that one go for a ball [Applause] the Lefty the one got it started a little too early strike one one strike first and second two [Music] down next offering in there for a strike and it's one and two man I'm pretty impressed out there on the mound right now I mean these are tough spots where pitchers really got to Bear out those last two pit were well executed pitch misses two and two just missed and that's awfully close I don't know how you take that he's seeing the ball out of the pitcher's hand really well right now Jeff mcneel Waits on [Applause] De and the pitch keeps the back going with a foul ball two outs couple of base runners at first and second got him swinging two left for the Mets they Trail by four it's 128 welcome back and a new arm of the mound to start the eight Drew Smith well walks have been a big issue for him this year so I expect these hitters to be patient up there here's the left fielder teoscar Hernandez [Applause] hernandz the pitch SM 30 years old now and he was a third round pick back in 2015 and now the o1 this Ball's chopped on the ground mcneel on to first lead off man is out here in the eth up next to do the short stop now it's mukie bets can't forget the two-run shot he launched out of here in the fifth yeah one of the biggest swings of the game Boo as he looks to make even more of an impact in this at bat right [Applause] here f ball for a strike not sure if he was expecting for the pitcher to come right at him but he got a nice cookie there and just watched it the entire way looked like it was a little bit up one1 base is empty one away and we're in the top of the eighth that one hammered center field back there and out of here another Homer he's done it again his second Homer of the game and they tack on to their lead it's 13 eight that's their fourth home run of the game they can't stop and they won't stop hitting home runs in this one boo they're clearly feeding off of each other at the dish that one was a hanger and pitchers typically don't get away with making a mistake like that and right there he made him pay one out base is empty and now the center fielder James outman that misses one and0 one0 swings through that one for strike one and he really sells the change up with that arm [Applause] action a little out front there is he swings through it a lot of times you'll see a pitcher maybe double up on a pitch this guy will throw it three times four times in a row because hitters just can't lay off of it one down base is empty two [Applause] two that one missing inside right-handed reliever outman tries to check his swing now look to Third and he held up just enough that's ball four oh you know this guy wants to swing it but he's showing some good patience in this one it's the second time he's taking Ball Four Freddy Freeman up to the dish Smith check on First and he's back in on a dive there's a [Applause] strike Rudder takes off he cut on and missed no ball throw [Applause] save that was close but stat cast shows us why he so often seems to be on the safe side of these steel attempts Chris yeah you see that plus speed and he needed every last bit of it to swipe that bag such a threat on the bases fights that one away and the count remains o and two outman over it second one down next one just misses and it's one and two to the right side mcneel and Freeman is retired it's a good recovery though after giving up the Home Run not allowing it to stay in the head but going to at the next hitter and a tough one at that now it's the DH sh [Applause] Otani first pitch doesn't find the Zone one ball no [Applause] strike no that one upstairs well they gave up the Home Run earlier in this inning not pitching as aggressively here [Applause] two outs off the plate and that's ball three Will Smith to bat next let's see if he gives him anything to hit here in for a strike three and one [Applause] the rander gives up the two out walk second walk of the game for him and he's been really patient at the play the game plan that he's sticking to he's just not going outside of what he's looking for up there first and third two away and now it's going to be Will Smith [Music] [Applause] and first offering is fouled off and the righty deals swing and a ball popped [Applause] up and they get the out on Smith and that'll do it Mookie Betts Springs the noise on this home run home half of inning number eight Straight Ahead you're watching Major League Baseball on the show back now new pcture on the mount as we roll into the bottom of the eth Daniel Hudson his first test will be from the left side and that's been a struggle for him this season they've been seeing him pretty well and doing some damage against him so the batting order turns over Jeff mcneel up now for the Mets oh for three a fly out a ground out and a strike out and here it comes fast ball for a strike ground ball up the middle Betts fires to first on the Run you're out and a quick out number one the left fielder number nine brand Nimo Brandon nmo up now for the Mets [Applause] pitches in for a strike and it's own and one activity in the bullpen for the Dodgers JP fisen up and throwing Kelly also getting ready here comes the 01 that one [Applause] missed ball to [Applause] strike foul off the plate they'll do it again the Dodgers leading by five here the bottom half of the eighth inning BS it off still one and two well he hasn't gotten the result yet but it's got to feel pretty confident three foul balls in a row he's right on this guy got him swinging couldn't catch up to the heater JD Martinez stands inated JD martinz and that's outside and that's ball [Applause] one eclips a corner 1- [Applause] Line Drive face hit and pet Alonzo with a chance to make an impact with two away and his hot hitting continues they kept him in the yard that time but all he's doing now is passing the Baton and everything seems to get started around this guy and next will be the cleanup hitter Pete Alonzo three pitch strikeout last time up got to put up more of a fight in this one and that one Clips the corner [Applause] righty delivers swing and a miss nice change up tie a guy up like that you're feeling like you are in command Martinez the runner at first with two gone sang and a high fly ball left field Hernandez settles underneath it drops into the glove and that'll do it we're back it's the top of the n and there's a new pitcher on the M Adam adino and with the big deficit on the scoreboard almost has to just put that out of his mind every outing matters for relievers in their numbers but I think it's tough to get up for this type of appearance the same way you would for one in a close game here's M to [Applause] hit here comes a pitch and it skips in dirt [Applause] swing and a miss chased it out of the [Applause] zone at the belt and fires and a good eye there two balls one strike [Applause] [Applause] and the two two spoils the two- strike pitch and he'll see [Applause] another two two ball Full Count [Applause] the punch out there and a strike out for the first out here in the ninth oh big Power guy right there and generating so much bat speed it's hard to bring that to a halt once youve committed a tried to check the swing just couldn't do it and first offering is fouled [Applause] off hard ground ball base knock so a man aboard now with one away clearly seeing the ball very well in this one really nice job staying up the Middle with his approach he didn't try to do too much with the pitch just shot it through the infield now it's the right fielder Chris Taylor that one finds the Zone one and one just miss swing in a Miss as he was out front filthy change up right there just pulled the [Applause] string up the middle and that squirts through lead Runner around second the throw to third not in time he's safe another another big game he's looking pretty much Unstoppable at the plate once you get the ball by the pitcher there's a lot of base hits up the middle even on ground balls so a nice job to use that big hole and get himself a hit Runners on the corners with one gone and next for La teoscar Hernandez out in front with the swing and that is strike one [Applause] two on one out and that one fouled [Applause] off not even close there now one to Runners are at the corners one [Applause] away adino picks over and he's back in [Applause] safely the one two struck him out looking and there's another strike out and those are just continuing to pile off his confidence level has got to be dropping he's got to find a way to make an adjustment Boo get back on track his team needs [Applause] him here's Muki Betts he's got a couple homers already so can he possibly do it again come on man of course he can those two he hit were legit and he looks pretty locked in right now at the dish [Applause] ball one [Applause] there Lux at third Taylor on it first with two now [Applause] just [Applause] [Applause] missed two on two outs and a foul ball turns and fires to BS comeb backer to the mound tosses to First and the inning is over no runs on two hits no errors and two men left stranded five six and seven will lead things off in the bottom of the night Dodgers lead this one 13-8 back now as they hand the ball to a fresh arm to start the bottom of the night JP fire and you know Bullpen guys can struggle sometimes when they're called upon with big leads because it just doesn't have the same intensity as a tight game so we'll see how sharp he is your mental toughness matters in situations like this as well short stepping in as the switch hitting Short Stop Ronnie Mauricio the pitch and that one is lifted in the air outman moving under this one correct bows it one down up next for the Mets the center fielder he's two outs away stepping in DJ [Applause] Stewart foul ball there one down base is empty that one off the mark and the count even one and [Applause] one and the rhander deals good job to fight that one off righty to the plate swings and misses it's a strike out only one out remaining for the Mets toughest pitch to hit fast ball on the outer black man sometimes you just got to tip your cap Brett batty up now for the Mets 0 for three with three stri outs that one the other way he'll squeeze it for the final out and the Dodgers even this series up at a game of piece after a couple of times through the order this team really figured it out with the bats a huge fifth inning and that was all they really needed to get this Victory today really nice job to pick up the W today 138 is your final for Chris Singleton and our entire outstanding crew here at MLB the Show I'm John shami saying so long time of the Ball Game 4 hours and 16 minutes thank you for joining us here this evening we remind you to please drive home safely e