Dodgers 10 Mets 0 (Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA)
Mets record: 12-9
Mets Current streak: Lost 1
Mets Last 10 Games : 8-2
WP - Tyler Glasnow 4-1
LP - Adrain Houser 0-2
Seat on the Korner:
We select the star of the game and virtually invite him to a Seat on the Korner, just as Ralph Kiner used to do for his studio postgame show on WOR-channel 9 broadcasts in the early decades of the Mets.
Today's Seat on the Korner goes to Will Smith. While the top 3 in the Dodger lineup, along with Andy Pages and Tyler Glasnow, were strong contenders, Will Smith earned the spot. He threw out both Harrison Bader and Francisco Lindor and drove in two runs with his 5th inning double, securing the honor.
Need to Know
Despite today's loss to the Dodgers, the Amazins' still earned their fifth straight series victory of the season.Since starting the season 0-5, the Mets have now gone 12-4.
The Mets season-high six-game winning streak came to an end. The streak matched last years longest winning streak which they accomplished from July 1-7.The last time the Mets won seven straight was from July 24 to August 1 2022.
The Dodgers prevented the Mets from sweeping them in a three game set at Dodger Stadium for the first time since August 28-30, 1989.
Brandon Nimmo after going 1-4 today is a lifetime .369 (24-65) hitter with 13 runs, three doubles, three homers, six RBI and eight walks in 20 games at Dodger Stadium.
Francisco Lindor has safely reached base in 13 straight games.He has safely hit in six of his last seven games, hitting .370 (10-27) with five runs, two doubles, one home run, two walks, one steal, four RBI.
Despite being outscored 10-0 today, In 14 games since April 6, the Mets have outscored their opponents 86- 63 in that span with 25 doubles, one triple, 16 home runs, and 48 walks.
Tomas Nido broke a streak of 28 straight steals against the Mets as he threw out Will Smith trying to steal second base in the third inning.
Despite the Dodgers win today they have now lost three consecutive series for the first time since June 2-11 last year, when the club lost two of three to the Yankees, Reds and Phillies in succession.
With his 2-run homer in the 3rd inning, Shohei Ohtani surpassed Hideki Matsui for the most home runs in MLB history by a Japanese-born player. The designated hitter has now hit 176 homers, joining Matsui (175) and Ichiro Suzuki (117) as the only Japanese-born players with 100+ homers in MLB history.
Tyler Glasnow faced the Mets for the eighth time in his career and fifth start he now holds a 2-2 record with a 3.75 ERA (15 ER/36.0 IP) along with 38 strikeouts against 11 walks.
Adrian Houser is still looking for his first win as a Met, He is now 0-2 with a 7.45 ERA he has allowed 20 hits and 14 walks in 19.1 innings pitched.
Turning Point
It's hard to pinpoint a turning point in such a rout, but with the Dodgers leading 3-0 in the bottom of the 5th and runners on 1st and 2nd, Shohei Ohtani hit a ball up the middle. Had it not struck Mets starting pitcher Adrian Houser, it likely would have resulted in a double play. Instead, Ohtani reached first, and the Dodgers capitalized with another 5 runs to break the game wide open.
Three Keys
NO ADRIAN
Adrian Houser was one of 15 pitchers in the majors that had yet to allow a home run in at least 15.0 innings of work. That ended today in the third inning today when he gave up a 2 run homer to Shohei Ohtani that moved him past Hideki Matsui for the most homers in MLB history by a Japanese-born player.
GLASNOW GEM
Tyler Glasnow bounced back from his last outing, his first loss of the 2024 season against Washington. In that start, he lasted only 5.0 innings, giving up six earned runs on eight hits and striking out five. Today, he pitched 8 shutout innings, allowing 7 hits with no walks and striking out 10.
DANDY ANDY
Andy Pages was originally signed by the Dodgers as an international free agent on May 1, 2018, out of Havana. He boasts a career Minor League slash line of .262/.381/.527 with a .908 OPS, along with 100 doubles, 94 home runs, and 299 RBI in 416 games. He made his Major League debut on April 16 against Washington and collected his first ML hit on the first pitch he saw against LHP Patrick Corbin.
He was hitting .371 with five homers and 15 RBI in 15 games for Triple-A Oklahoma City this year when he was called up. Today, he hit his first Major League home run during the 8-run 5th inning
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