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NLCS Game 2: Mark Viento's grand slam pushes the Mets past the Dodgers to tie the series at 1-1

ByVanessa

Oct 14, 2024 #consecutive scoreless innings( t)Ryan Brasier, #Edwin Diaz, #Francisco Lindor, #Grand Slam, #Jose Iglesias, #Landon Knack, #Los Angeles, #Los Angeles Dodgers, #mark vientos, #Max Muncy, #mets, #MLB, #nlcs, #Phil Maton, #Robert Gauthier, #Ryne Stanek, #sean manaea, #Tommy Edman, #Tyrone Taylor
NLCS Game 2: Mark Viento's grand slam pushes the Mets past the Dodgers to tie the series at 1-1

Mark Vientos celebrates his Game 2 Grand Slam with Tyrone Taylor. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Mark Vientos celebrates his Game 2 Grand Slam with Tyrone Taylor. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

The Los Angeles Dodgers entered Monday with a chance to take a 2-0 lead in the NLCS and a chance at MLB history.

The Mets ended both Dodgers hopes with an outburst to start the second inning. Francisco Lindor led off the game with a home run, and Mark Vientos followed with a grand slam in the second inning to give the Mets their 6-0 lead. From there, New York was able to maintain a 1-1 tie against the NLCS with a 7-3 win.

The Dodgers entered Monday's game with 33 consecutive scoreless innings, setting an MLB postseason record. Lindor's leadoff hit off Ryan Brasier ensured the Dodgers couldn't claim the record as their own.

Frasier's day was over after he gave up the single run in the first of a scheduled bullpen game for the Dodgers. The Mets then opened the game in the second with Landon Knack on the mound.

Tyrone Taylor doubled New York's lead with a one-out RBI double that put runners on second and third. The Dodgers then opted to walk Lindor with the bases loaded, setting Vientos up for his heroics.

Vientos battled Knack to the limit on eight pitches. He then threw a 95 mph payoff pitch over the plate into the centerfield stands for a grand slam.

The explosion extended New York's lead to 6-0.

The Dodgers finally broke through in the fifth inning with a leadoff home run by Max Muncy for the first run scored by Mets starter Sean Manaea. They added two more runs on a Tommy Edman single in the sixth inning, which was extended by a Jose Iglesias error on a potential double-play ball.

But the Dodgers left the bases loaded in the sixth to limit the damage and seize their best chance to get back into the game. New York's bullpen kept Los Angeles off the scoreboard for the remainder of the game.

Manaea picked up the win after allowing three runs (two earned) on two hits and four walks in five innings. He crossed out seven. Phil Maton, Ryne Stanek and Edwin Diaz combined for four shutout innings out of the bullpen to secure the win.

Vientos finished the second of five days at the plate with four RBI and a run scored on his grand slam. The Dodgers scored five hits and reached base eight times on walks, but put out ten baserunners on the day.

The NLCS now moves to New York for Games 3-5 after the Mets took home-field advantage away from the top-seeded Dodgers. First pitch of Game 3 is scheduled for Wednesday at 8:08 p.m. ET.

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  • The Mets win and send the series to New York with a 1-1 tie

    The Dodgers threatened in the ninth, but the Mets were able to keep the NLCS tied at 1-1 with a 7-3 win.

    Andy Pages led off the inning with a single, and closer Edwin Diaz walked Shohei Ohtani to put two men on with no outs. Diaz then defeated Mookie Betts, Teoscar Hernandez and Freddie Freeman to secure the win.

  • Mets add an insurance run

    The Mets added an insurance run in the top of the ninth with a Starling Marte single that scored Pete Alonso. Edwin Diaz returns to the mound in the bottom of the ninth with his Mets holding a 7-3 lead and a chance to tie the series at 1-1.

  • Dodgers only have 3 outs left

    The Mets kept the Dodgers off the scoreboard in the eighth, leaving the Dodgers with only their final three outs. Ryne Stanek triggered a groundout from Freddie Freeman and then got a nice play from Brandon Nimmo, who recorded the second out with a line drive from Will Smith to left field.

    Tommy Edman then reached center field with a single, and Max Muncy reached with a two-out walk, ending Stanek's day. Closer Edwin Diaz got the final out, inducing a flyout by Kiké Hernández to end the inning without any damage.

    We reach the top of the ninth with the Mets holding a 6-3 lead.

  • Did the Dodgers miss their best chance?

    Brent Honeywell Jr. gave the Dodgers three scoreless innings of relief to keep the Mets within striking distance, but that sixth-inning rally – the one that ended early when Enrique Hernandez grounded into a double play with the bases loaded – could have been go Angeles' best chance to get back into this game.

    We'll see if the Dodgers manage to turn the lineup around again before the end of the game. At the very least, it seems likely that we will see Edwin Diaz in this game for New York unless the Mets can add several more insurance runs.

  • Edgardo Henriquez took over the ball for the Dodgers and pitched a scoreless eighth inning. The Dodgers will look to reduce their 6-3 deficit with Freddie Freeman leading off in the bottom of the eighth.

  • Ryne Stanek got the job done after replacing Phil Maton. He struck out Mookie Betts in three pitches and then triggered a Teoscar Hernandez groundout that left Shohei Ohtani on first and ended the inning unscathed. We head into Game Day 8 with the Mets holding a 6-3 lead.

  • Phil Maton is ready

    The Mets make another pitching change with one out and one on in the bottom of the seventh and a 6-3 lead. Phil Maton struck out Shohei Ohtani with one out and left the game in favor of Ryne Stanek. Stanek has two outs to get, with Mookie Betts and Tesocar Hernandez up next for the Dodgers.

  • Brent Honeywell stayed on the mound for a third inning in the seventh inning. He allowed a double to Starling Marte but not to any other baserunner. He ended the inning with a swing strikeout against Jose Iglesias. The Mets have a 6-3 lead heading into the seventh inning.

  • Dodgers add 2 runs, strand 3 in the 6th

    Phil Maton took over Sean Manaea on the mound with the bases loaded and no outs and immediately triggered a popout by Will Smith. But Tommy Edman delivered on the next at-bat with a two-run single to right field.

    Maton then walked Max Muncy to load the bases, but got a big double-play ball from Kiké Hernández to end the inning without further damage. The Mets contested the double play, but the officials confirmed both outs on the replay. After six innings, the Mets lead 6-3.

  • Sean Manea leaves the game

    Sean Manea's day is over. The Mets starter loaded the bases with two walks and an error with no outs in the bottom of the sixth and left the game with a 6-1 lead intact – but under fire.

    Manaea induced a double play by Freddie Freeman with runners on first and second, but Jose Iglesias avoided an error and loaded the bases.

  • Brent Honeywell hit a double play and a lineout in the top of the sixth to prevent the Mets from increasing their lead. Mets maintain a 6-1 lead in the sixth inning.

  • Watch out for this snake!

    Crisis averted in the Dodgers dugout. Los Angeles pitcher Brent Honeywell almost stepped on a snake at the top of the dugout steps between innings. Luckily for Honeywell and the snake, he saw it and avoided stepping on it. We hope our hero staff found a safe home for the snake.

  • The Dodgers are on the board

    New York's shutout is no more. Max Muncy hit a leadoff home run off Sean Manaea in the fifth, cutting the Mets' lead to 6-1. The Mets got out of the frame without further damage. There's still a lot of work left for the Dodgers, but the home run was the first reason for home fans to cheer in Game 2.

  • Brent Honeywell became the fourth Dodgers pitcher of the day to take the mound for a scoreless fifth inning. He troubled two men with a walk and a hit-by-pitch but didn't allow a run. The Mets maintain a 6-0 lead in the fifth.

  • Sean Manaea is on a cruise. He's up to four shutout innings with a 1-2-3 quarter. The Mets lead 6-0 in the fifth.

  • Anthony Banda took the mound as the third Dodgers pitcher of the day in the fourth inning. He allowed a single to Mark Vientos but pitched an otherwise clean inning to prevent the Mets from extending their 6-0 lead. However, Banda had to work. He needed 18 pitches to get through the inning, including an 11-pitch strikeout by Pete Alonso.

  • Can the Dodgers get back in there?

    As good as the Dodgers' lineup is, this six-run deficit will be difficult to overcome for two reasons. For one thing, Mets starter Sean Manaea has looked awfully strong so far, with Shohei Ohtani in particular looking unusually confused by Manaea's unusual arm angle, as evidenced by his two fairly uncontested strikeouts in his first two at-bats.

    In addition to trying to solve Manaea at the plate, it could be a challenge for this bottom line of Dodgers relievers to keep the Mets from going the rest of the way, so the six-run gap could continue to grow.

    The biggest question now isn't necessarily whether the Dodgers can come back, but rather how much longer Manaea can play. If he can complete another seven frames, like he did last round against Philadelphia, and limit the number of looks the LA bats get at the Mets' top relievers, that could prove to be a good prospect later in the series prove beneficial for New York – perhaps in a higher-leverage spot that we haven't seen in the first two games.

  • Sean Manaea beat Shohei Ohtani for the second time in a 1-2-3 at the end of the third period, which also eliminated Mookie Betts and Teoscar Hernandez. Manaea had as many as six strikeouts in three scoreless innings. Mets still lead 6-0.

  • The Mets loaded the bases for the second time in two innings against Landon Knack. There was no Grand Slam this time. Knack bails out with a two-out flyout from Francisco Alvarez and the Mets maintain a 6-0 lead in the third inning.

  • The Dodgers got two baserunners in the second but couldn't beat Sean Manaea. The Mets maintain a 6-0 lead after two innings.

By Vanessa

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