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Coming off a rather disastrous start to the series in the type of game during this brutal stretch that they likely have to win, the Dodgers got a very important win today to stay in first place in the NL West. It wasn’t easy, as after a fast start, Dave Roberts tried his best to give it back in the middle of the game and the offense completely stalled out. Thankfully, Tanner Scott stepped up, and so did Max Muncy and Freddie Freeman late to win it in extras, 6-5, over the Mets.
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While Clayton Kershaw got two outs with just a single between in the 1st, he then uncorked a wild pitch and gave up a single to Pete Alonso to put the Mets up 1-0 early.
Pete starts it up! ?❄️ pic.twitter.com/WXf7fFvBzz
— New York Mets (@Mets) June 4, 2025
That didn’t last long.
After struggling for two games, the bats got to Tylor Megill in the 1st. A one-out Mookie Betts single was followed by a Freddie Freeman double that scored Betts, and he got to third on an error.
Freddie with the hit, Mookie with the wheels! pic.twitter.com/7onF0mX1az
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 4, 2025
After Teoscar Hernandez walked to corner things up, Will Smith softly grounded out to drive in Freddie to make it 2-1.
Max Muncy then did things more explosively, crushing his eighth homer to make it 4-1 and continue to expose Dave Roberts as a terrible seed thrower.
Max sends one to the pavilion! pic.twitter.com/Gha9StrhfD
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 4, 2025
Doc on sunflower seed duty. ? pic.twitter.com/GulYD1QWP5
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 4, 2025
The problem is that after this outburst, Megill just gave up one baserunner over the next five innings, a two-out double in the 4th. He ended up getting through six with just the four runs.
That allowed the Mets to fight back.
A double play in the 2nd helped Kershaw work around two walks, but that was sorta of an indication of where his stuff/command were. He paid for it in the 3rd, when a single and Juan Soto bomb cut the lead to 4-3.
Soto goes DEEP! ? pic.twitter.com/wwW0XCHsVs
— New York Mets (@Mets) June 4, 2025
After Kershaw rebounded with a clean 4th, a one-out walk and error (Muncy on a potential double play ball) put him in trouble, but he recovered to get a pop-out. With two down and at 86 pitches, he was allowed to face Alonso because he’s Kershaw, I guess. Well, Alonso doubled to drive in the tying run and make it 4-4 Mets.
Peeeeeete! pic.twitter.com/cixUoxp1Un
— New York Mets (@Mets) June 4, 2025
He appeared to get a groundout on the next batter, but instead was beaten to the bag on an infield single for the go-ahead run to score, making it 5-4 Mets in a flash.
That knocked Kershaw out of the game: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 2 K, 92 Pitches.
It was then that Ben Casparius entered, trailing by a run, and set down eight in a row.
Glad he's now in a game they're trailing.
— Chad Moriyama (@chadmoriyama.bsky.social) June 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Just so fucking stupid.
Anyway, Alex Vesia entered with one out in the 8th and gave up a single but nothing else. Jose Urena made his Dodger debut in the 9th, giving up a double but getting a pair of outs, and Anthony Banda got the last out of the frame.
I suppose besides the bonehead decision to not go to arguably your only good available reliever with the lead in his literal role, the offense was still the issue at this point.
Against the Mets pen they got just a walk in the 7th, but in the 8th they started with a Shohei Ohtani walk and a Betts single. After a passed ball they were at second and third with nobody out. Unfortunately, disaster then struck, as Freddie waved over two breaking balls to strikeout, Teoscar got buried in the count and then hit a grounder that saw Ohtani get tagged out in a rundown, and Smith then also struck out to end the the threat.
Reed. pic.twitter.com/UsWezxj9Km
— New York Mets (@Mets) June 4, 2025
Thankfully, the Dodgers had Muncy, who stepped up in the 9th and annihilated a ball for his ninth homer to dramatically tie the game up at 5-5.
MAX MUNCY! pic.twitter.com/l7UPbARTZ9
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 4, 2025
Max Muncy's 2nd HR of the night, 5th in his last 4 games 😱 pic.twitter.com/JG2LQ2Lz29
— MLB (@MLB) June 4, 2025
Volume up for Dodger Stadium's reaction 🔊 pic.twitter.com/NPwtwpzYlt
— MLB (@MLB) June 4, 2025
Bonus again?
I personally then had complete confidence in Tanner Scott in the 10th, who got two strikeouts and a groundout to keep things at 5-5 against the heart of the Mets order.
I just wanted to save your arm.
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) June 4, 2025
In their half, Ohtani was given a free pass, but they did get Mookie out next. However, Freddie then walked it off on a hilarious Mets defensive play.
FREDDIE! FREDDIE! FREDDIE! pic.twitter.com/nVC0ZFNbTr
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 4, 2025
God bless.
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Mookie with zest.
Attacking the bases with zest.
— Chad Moriyama (@chadmoriyama.bsky.social) June 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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| NL West | Record | GB |
|---|---|---|
| Dodgers | 37-24 | – |
| Padres | 35-24 | 1.0 |
| Giants | 33-28 | 4.0 |
It’ll be Tony Gonsolin facing Griffin Canning on MLB Network tomorrow at 4:10 PM HT/7:10 PM PT/10:10 PM ET.
