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Mets Win Extra Inning Thriller vs. Dodgers

If this was a preview of coming attractions come October, than Mets vs. Dodgers is going to be a classic. For four days the Mets and Dodgers went toe-to-toe, and…

Adonis Medina

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 05: Adonis Medina #68 and Tomas Nido #3 of the New York Mets celebrate their 5-4 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers after the game at Dodger Stadium on June 05, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

If this was a preview of coming attractions come October, than Mets vs. Dodgers is going to be a classic. For four days the Mets and Dodgers went toe-to-toe, and each night the games were compelling and close. What would one expect when the National League's two best teams square off?

Sunday was no exception as the Mets stormed back twice to win 5-4 in ten innings.

The Mets trailed 2-1 for most of the afternoon, until rallying in the eighth inning against Dodgers reliever Brusdar Graterol. Francisco Lindor got things started the proceedings with a ground rule double to right, and scored on a Pete Alonso's double down the left field line, tying the game at two.

After Mark Canha was hit by a pitch, Eduardo Escobar lined a pitch to deep right that was caught at the warning track, deep enough to allow Alonso to score the go-ahead run. The Mets would tack on when Tomas Nido lined a single up the middle, platting Canha with the second run of the inning.

In the bottom of the eighth, Buck Schowalter decided to gamble, and trotted out closer Edwin Diaz to face the Dodgers top of the order. Despite wild control, Diaz found a way to retire Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Trea Turner in order to preserve the Mets slim 4-2 lead.

The bottom of the ninth inning was  a different story. Seth Lugo was brought in to close the game out, and he just couldn't do it. Will Smith homered to cut the Mets lead to 4-3. Lugo would retire both Justin Turner and Cody Bellinger on ground outs, and needed just one more out against Eddy Alvarez, but the rookie lined a single through the middle, scoring Chris Taylor, who had doubled, tying the game at four.

Even with the Dodgers late inning rally, the Mets never gave up on themselves. JD Davis lined a double that saw the ball bounce away from a diving Chris Taylor in right, allowing Pete Alonso to trudge around third and score the go-ahead run. The Mets would take that slim 5-4 lead in to the bottom half of the tenth where rookie Adonis Medina made a name for himself by working around a bogus catcher's interference call to retire the Dodgers and preserve the victory.

The win gives the Mets the best record in the National League. Lost in the victory was the virtuoso performance by starting pitcher Trevor Williams who held the Dodgers to just a pair of runs over five innings of work.

How big was this win for the Mets? To be honest, it felt like a playoff game!

Michael Cohen is the News and Sports Director at Fox Sports Radio New Jersey and Magic 98.3 FM, as well as a radio production assistant with Fox and Magic in New Jersey. He started his career in Somerset in 2018 initially as a news fill-in at WCTC 1450 AM, and soon moved up to higher responsibilities in the ensuing years, assuming News & Sports Director title in 2021Prior to his time with Fox Sports New Jersey, Michael was play-by-play voice for New Jersey Jackals baseball, and as well as play-by-play and color for the College of Staten Island basketball (men and women), softball and baseball. Michael began his career as a news and sportswriter with the Jersey Journal of Hudson County.