Dodgers punch ticket to World Series with Game 6 victory over Mets

The Los Angeles Dodgers are heading backmost to the World Series, arsenic they defeated the New York Mets successful Game 6 of the NLCS, 10-5, to triumph the National League pennant. 

The Dodgers, reaching the Fall Classic for the archetypal clip since the shortened 2020 season, are acceptable to big Games 1 and 2 of the World Series against the New York Yankees, who bushed the Cleveland Guardians connected Saturday nighttime to marque it backmost for the archetypal clip since 2009. 

The Dodgers and Yankees, 2 iconic and storied franchises successful MLB, haven't met successful the World Series since 1981, erstwhile it was New York hoisting the trophy astatine the extremity of the series. 

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Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) hits an RBI azygous successful the sixth inning against the New York Mets during crippled six of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs astatine Dodger Stadium. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)

It was nary casual feat for the Dodgers, arsenic the Mets were hoping they could spot different Subway Series arsenic they continued to combat with a Game 5 triumph astatine Citi Field to nonstop things backmost to Los Angeles. 

However, the Dodgers did not fto this 1 spell to a decisive Game 7, getting the occupation done astatine their location Dodger Stadium. 

And it wasn't the accustomed suspects of Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts, who were catalysts successful winning 4 games successful this series. 

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Instead, it was the Dodgers’ cleanup hitter, shortstop Tommy Edman, who continued to person a blistery postseason with a four-RBI nighttime that included a two-run location tally successful the four-run bottommost of the 3rd inning for Los Angeles. 

After the Mets got connected the committee with a tally successful the archetypal inning – Pete Alonso reached connected an infield azygous to people Francisco Lindor from 3rd basal – Edman recovered himself up with Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez connected erstwhile helium laced an RBI treble to springiness the Dodgers a pb they wouldn’t relinquish each game. 

Then, successful that 3rd inning, Edman launched a 406-foot homer disconnected Mets starter Sean Manaea that was followed by Will Smith hitting a two-run weaponry of his ain to commencement pulling distant from New York, 6-1. 

The Mets, a squad that could ne'er beryllium counted retired until the 27th antheral went down passim this postseason, started to spot distant astatine the Dodgers’ pb arsenic Mark Vientos belted a two-run location tally of his ain successful the apical of the 4th inning disconnected Ryan Brasier. Vientos, the rookie 3rd baseman who has been a godsend for the Mets this October, deed his 5th homer of the postseason. 

But what crushed the Mets successful the extremity was their inability to capitalize with runners connected base, leaving 12 full including a bases loaded concern successful the apical of the sixth erstwhile they were down 6-3. Jesse Winker thought helium had a brushed alert shot to near tract that could fall, but Hernandez caught it to extremity the threat. 

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) strikes retired to extremity the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during crippled six of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs astatine Dodger Stadium. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)

In the apical of the eighth inning, owning a 7-4 lead, the Dodgers saw seasoned reliever Blake Treinen mow down Brandon Nimmo, Vientos and Pete Alonso, striking retired the broadside to springiness his squad conscionable 3 much outs for the pennant. 

But each the unit was taken disconnected Treinen successful the apical of the ninth aft the Dodgers tattooed Kodai Senga, scoring 3 runs to people 10 runs for the 2nd clip this bid against the Mets. The Dodgers scored astatine slightest six runs successful each but 1 crippled against New York passim this NLCS. 

Treinen allowed a mates hits and a tally with 2 outs successful the apical of the ninth, but helium got Francisco Alvarez to crushed retired to 2nd to seal the win. 

In the container score, Ohtani went 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI, portion Hernandez had the nonstop aforesaid stat line. Second baseman Chris Taylor, the Dodgers’ 9 hitter, besides added 2 hits connected 3 trips to the plate. 

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Tommy Edman (25) celebrates with outfielder Mookie Betts (50) aft hitting a 2 tally location tally successful the 3rd inning against the New York Mets during crippled six of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs astatine Dodger Stadium. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)

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And connected the mound was virtually everyone retired successful the Dodgers’ bullpen, with Michael Kopech starting things disconnected and everyone from Anthony Banda, to Evan Phillips, to Daniel Hudson and yet Treinen finishing it disconnected successful an "all hands connected deck" outing for manager Dave Roberts’ club. 

The Dodgers were the apical effect successful the National League, and the Yankees were the aforesaid successful the American League. An aged rivalry is reborn successful the Fall Classic, which begins with Game 1 connected Oct. 25 successful Los Angeles. 

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