They had help but the New York Mets made a mess of hosting Game 3 of the National League Championship Series versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. Shohei Ohtani’s three-run shot was all the visitors needed in an 8-0 MLB Postseason win over the Big Apple’s Wild Card upstarts.
The New York Mets will be facing the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLCS on Wednesday evening. The Mets' starting lineup will almost certainly feature the same first four players: Francisco Lindor hitting leadoff, Mark Vientos in the two-hole, Brandon Nimmo batting third, and slugger Pete Alonso in the cleanup spot.
Francisco Lindor has been an MVP-candidate in the National League during the 2024 season, and if not for Shohei Ohtani, the superstar shortstop would likely be the favorite to win the award.
Francisco Lindor made it clear ahead of Game 3 of the NLCS that he's not focused on his Gold Glove Award snub.
Shohei Ohtani was by far and wide the best hitter in the National League during the regular season this year, but his postseason career has started off on the wrong foot.
The Gold Glove finalists in both the National League and the American League were announced by Rawlings Baseball on Tuesday and one particular player on the New York Mets was shockingly not included.
The Los Angeles Dodgers opted for another bullpen game on Monday, but it didn’t yield positive results as suffered a 7-3 loss to the New York Mets that evened the National League Championship Series.
The New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 on Monday afternoon in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series. The series is now tied at one game apiece as the series shifts to Citi Field in New York.
The New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 on Monday afternoon to even up the National League Championship Series at one game apiece. The Mets are now three wins away from advancing to their first World Series since the 2015 season.
LOS ANGELES -- Francisco Lindor hit a leadoff home run and Mark Vientos added a second-inning grand slam as the New York Mets evened the National League Championship Series at a game each with a 7-3 victory over the host Dodgers on Monday afternoon.
The New York Mets put an end to a historic streak in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Monday afternoon. When Francisco Lindor hit a leadoff home run off Ryan Brasier in the top of the first inning, it ended the Dodgers consecutive shutout inning streak at 33.
The Dodgers came into Game 2 of the NLCS on an insane pitching streak. Using a variety of starting and bullpen arms, the Dodgers had held opponents scoreless for the last 33 innings, which was tied for a postseason record, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today.
Could this explain the Mets' poor showing in their NLCS opener?
The 2024 National League MVP award will boil down to Los Angeles Dodgers superstar designated hitter Shohei Ohtani and New York Mets standout shortstop Francisco Lindor.
A few days ago, we saw the story that New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor was almost acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays back in 2021. If you'll remember, Lindor was dealt from the Cleveland Guardians to the Mets before that 2021 season.
Can you name the active MLB players who have mashed the most bombs in the postseason?
The New York Mets' magic carpet ride continues.
NEW YORK -- The amazin' ride continues for the New York Mets. Francisco Lindor hit the go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning Wednesday for the Mets, who beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 to win their National League Division Series three games to one.
That was Lindor’s first home run of the postseason, and it couldn’t have been a bigger one.
Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor gave New York a 4-1 lead with a grand slam off reliever Carlos Estevez.
Francisco Lindor came up big for his New York Mets on Monday.
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