The Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the New York Mets in a wild rematch of last year's National League Championship Series on a rainy night at Citi Field.

The reliever had missed the last three weeks with forearm discomfort and had not progressed in his recovery despite initial optimism. … Mookie Betts day-to-day after stubbing toe at home.

Dodgers can't get the key hit when needed and commit two errors on defense that leads to all the Mets' runs in defeat.

In the Japan vs. Japan battle to lead off Sunday night’s battle between last year’s NLCS teams, Shohei Ohtani took the first point with a home run on the second pitch of the game.

Shohei Ohtani homers on the second pitch of the game and faces hitters for the first time since elbow surgery in a pregame session, but the Dodgers manage just five more hits in 3-1 loss.

Pete Alonso's two-run shot to rightfield put the Mets ahead for good and Kodai Senga gave the Mets 5 1/3 strong innings of one-run pitching.

Max Muncy couldn’t believe his eyes when umpire Tripp Gibson called visual obstruction on the Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman, giving the New York Mets a run.

The Dodgers bolstered their bullpen by acquiring former All-Star closer Alexis Díaz from the Reds, aiming to add depth amid key reliever injuries

Mets outfielders Tyrone Taylor and Juan Soto nearly collided when attempting to catch a fly ball in right center hit by Mookie Betts, and the ball grazed both of their gloves before Taylor wound up making the play with his bare hand.

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The Mets’ best hitter this month has been Brett Baty, who batted ninth again on Sunday night. Mendoza said that while moving Baty up to fifth or seventh is tempting, he likes keeping him ninth both to ensure continued comfort and to help put the pitcher under stress as the lineup turns over.

Infield prospect Ronny Mauricio has been tearing up Triple-A since returning from a lengthy ACL reconstruction rehab. In only seven games with Syracuse, he’s gone 14-for-25 (.560) with a double and three home runs for a garish 1.546 OPS. This has fans speculating about a big-league call-up in the near future, but that’s not the case.