Dodgers 10, Mets 5 – 2024 NLCS Game 6: Tommy Edman’s 4 RBI leads Dodgers to the 2024 World Series

Chad Moriyama 10/20/2024 Game Recaps Leave A Comment

After a frustrating Game 5 to send the NLCS back to Los Angeles, the Dodgers regrouped and continued to slug their way through the playoffs. Tommy Edman came up with the big early blows, a Will Smith homer added on, and the pen navigated around traffic as the Dodgers tacked on insurance late to cruise to a 10-5 win over the Mets.

World Series, here we come.

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As advertised, the Dodgers ran a pen game, and they made it clear they were taking this one seriously by starting Michael Kopech. Things started a bit ominously with a four-pitch walk to Francisco Lindor, who advanced to second on a wild wild pitch to the backstop, then got to third on a groundout to second. However, Kopech rebounded with a strikeout and completely sawed Pete Alonso off, but the blooper behind the mound was thrown away by Chris Taylor on a barehand attempt for a “single” that was advanced to second on an error.

Another walk followed to put a pair on, but thankfully the worst was avoided thanks to a flyout.

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Mets starter Sean Manaea started his Game 2 outing well against the Dodgers, but did start to falter a bit later on. This time around the bats surely didn’t want to let him get a head of steam going, and they started off well with a Shohei Ohtani single. After a strikeout, Teoscar Hernandez then smashed a ball off the wall, but he was walking thinking it was gone and Ohtani got a terrible read or something and it resulted in a single and the runners cornered. Just a terrible start for them.

Fortunately, Tommy Edman made that not matter as much, as he lined a double down the line in left to plate Ohtani and Teoscar to make it 2-1.

With a runner still in scoring position, Max Muncy missed his pitch and flew out, Enrique Hernandez drew a walk, and Andy Pages fouled out to end the threat.

In a bit of a surprise, Ben Casparius started the 2nd as Dave Roberts looked to steal outs, and he got the first two before issuing a walk to #9 hitter Francisco Alvarez. Surprisingly, he was allowed to face the top of the order, and a Francisco Lindor single made it a bit of a rally before Casparius mercifully got a Brandon Nimmo flyout to end it.

Casparius continued in the 3rd, getting a groundout but also allowing Pete Alonso’s second infield single of the day. That led to Anthony Banda being summoned, and he immediately issued a walk to Jesse Winker to put a pair on before getting Starling Marte to pop out. After Tyrone Taylor was hit by a pitch, the bags were packed, but Banda disposed of Jeff McNeil on three pitches to keep it 2-1.

Fortunately, the offense added on after that.

Following a rough 1st, Manaea rebounded a bit in the 2nd, giving up a Chris Taylor single and stolen base with two outs, but Mookie wasn’t able to take advantage for a scoreless inning. However, the 3rd proved to be big as Teoscar Hernandez started with another single and Edman came up huge yet again by smashing a two-run homer to left to make it 4-1.

After a Max Muncy walk, Manaea’s day was done in favor of Phil Maton. Despite Muncy stealing second, he started well, getting Enrique Hernandez and Andy Pages to flyout, but the struggling Will Smith ended that run by hitting a two-run shot out of nowhere to center that made it 6-1.

The Dodgers could’ve used a clean inning from the pen in the 4th after all that, and after a lead-off single to Alvarez (again), Banda got the top of the Mets order to make a pair of outs. That was it for him, as Ryan Brasier entered, which seemed like an odd choice in real time.

So, of course, after throwing a slider for a ball, he hung the next one to Mark Vientos, who pummeled it for a homer to cut the lead to 6-3.

Dave was forced to take a chance with his pen in the 5th due to choosing Brasier early, and despite a lead-off single and a bunch of hard contact, he got through the frame without further mess to keep it 6-3.

The 6th was finally the time for Evan Phillips, who gave up another Alvarez hit, but then got two flyouts to seemingly make it an alright outing. However, he walked his best matchups in Vientos and Alonso on just nine pitches to load the bases. In a miracle, he got one of the worst matchups in Jesse Winker to flyout softly to left to end that threat.

Breathe.

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With the Mets on the verge of elimination, they didn’t mess around, bringing in Edwin Diaz in the 4th. He did walk Mookie with one out, and he stole second, but retired both Teoscar and Edman to escape that inning. He then got a clean second inning in the 5th on just 11 pitches that seemed to set him up for the 6th as well.

Thankfully, Carlos Mendoza went to Ryne Stanek instead, who walked Will Smith on four pitches, and threw four balls to Chris Taylor as well, one he bunted foul and one fair, though Alvarez tried to get Smith at second and everybody was safe. That brought up Ohtani, who got behind 0-2, but battled back to 3-2 and then blooped a single into center to make it 7-3.

Unfortunately, Stanek was done and Reed Garrett entered, getting a soft lineout from Betts that was dropped to get Ohtani at second, another soft lineout that was caught by a diving Lindor from Teoscar, and then after a stolen base from Mookie to put two in scoring position, Edman grounded out to strand the runners.

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Due to the heavy stress Phillips suffered, it was Daniel Hudson in the 7th, and he started with a groundout. However, after seemingly getting strike three on Tyrone Taylor, he gave up a single to him, which was followed by a McNeil single to corner the runners.

An Alvarez sac fly followed to cut things to 7-4 before Hudson was able to get a big out against Lindor to end the 7th.

At that point, Dave took a big risk by having Blake Treinen try to get six outs. Big risk because if he didn’t have it, then the options were Edgardo Henriquez and Landon Knack.

No matter, Treinen came out on fire, pumping strikes and whiffing the side on just 12 pitches.

For the Mets, Kodai Senga entered in the 7th, hitting a batter but having nothing else happen. The 8th started worse with a CT3 single and a walk to Ohtani to put a pair on. Mookie made them pay, doubling off the wall in left to score CT3 and then Teoscar followed with sac fly to push the lead to 9-4.

Betts got to third on that, but Edman grounded to a drawn-in infield and was thrown out at home for the second out. But the Dodgers didn’t quit, Muncy drew a walk to advance Edman to second, and Enrique came up big again with a single to right that made it 10-4.

Jose Butto entered and got the final out of that rally.

Treinen then entered for the 9th, and while he gave up a run with two outs, he locked it down for the win.

More to come, let’s go, man.

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Their next game will be on October 25 against the Yankees at Dodger Stadium.

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