Mets conquer Ohtani’s heroics for win over Dodgers

LOS ANGELES — Francisco Alvarez drove in his first run in 4 weeks with a double main off the 10th inning, and the New York Mets overcame Shohei Ohtani‘s 23rd homer and tying sacrifice fly for a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night time.

Francisco Lindor had a leadoff homer and a 10th-inning RBI unmarried for the Mets, who opened this National League Championship Series rematch collection with their 8th win in 9 video games.

Ohtani hit a 424-foot shot off Max Kranick within the 7th, getting his 5th homer in seven video games to tie Seattle’s Cal Raleigh for the foremost league lead with 23.

Tommy Edman singled and stole moment to open the 9th ahead of scoring on Ohtani’s flyout to deep left. Mets nearer Edwin Díaz (3-0), pitching for the 3rd time in 4 days, used to be passed his first blown save of the season.

After Alvarez and Lindor delivered, José Castillo walked Freddie Freeman and gave up an RBI unmarried to Andy Pages to open the 10th.

Castillo struck out Max Muncy and Freeman were given to 3rd on pinch-hitter Will Smith’s flyout ahead of José Buttó gloved Edman’s sharp grounder again to the mound to protected his first save of the season.

Paul Blackburn threw 5 scoreless innings of three-hit ball and struck out Ohtani two times in his first primary league look since remaining August, when the Mets right-hander went down with a again harm ahead of hurting his knee in spring coaching.

Dustin May yielded six hits over six resourceful innings for LA.

Lindor overwhelmed May’s moment pitch for his 14th homer. Six are leadoff homers, tying Ohtani for the foremost league lead.

Alvarez were given his first RBI in 57 at-bats since May 4 together with his pressure to appropriate off suffering Dodgers reliever Tanner Scott (0-2). Lindor drove in pinch-runner Starling Marte 3 pitches later.

The Mets have gained their remaining 27 video games through which Lindor homered. That’s the second-longest streak in primary league historical past, trailing best the Brooklyn Dodgers’ 29-game streak when Carl Furillo homered from 1951-53.

Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw (0-0, 4.91 ERA) makes his fourth get started of the season Tuesday, dealing with Mets RHP Tylor Megill (4-4, 3.52).