The Dodgers had a sweep in front of them Sunday afternoon at Citi Field, but the game slipped away late and turned into an 8-3 loss to the Mets.
Even with the finish, the road trip still came out strong for Los Angeles. The Dodgers won all three series and went 6-3 overall before heading home for an off day Monday and then a series against the Seattle Mariners.
For a while, this one looked manageable. The Dodgers carried a 3-1 lead into the sixth inning, but the bullpen couldn’t hold the line.
Jack Dreyer opened the trouble by coming on in the sixth and walking two hitters while getting just one out. Evan Phillips took over and gave up a go-ahead three-run homer that flipped the game to 4-3 Mets. Two runs were charged to Dreyer, and Phillips was tagged with one.
Will Klein handled the seventh and ran into more problems. He issued a leadoff walk, allowed a one-out single, and then watched another run score on a wild pitch to push the Mets’ lead to two.
After another walk loaded the bases, Marcus Semien blew the game open with a three-run homer. Klein finished his lone inning having allowed four runs on two hits and two walks.
Emmmet Sheehan’s day started in rough shape, too. The Mets opened with a double and a single to grab a 1-0 lead, then added another single for three straight hits before Sheehan recorded an out. But he settled in after that, stranding both runners and not allowing another hit over the next four innings.
Sheehan worked five innings and gave up one run on three hits, striking out five and walking two. He also hit one batter.
At the plate, Freddie Freeman kept rolling. He posted a multi-hit game for the fourth straight day, finishing with two hits after entering with three consecutive three-hit performances.
Freeman also drove in the Dodgers’ first run with a double in the third inning after a leadoff double from Eliezer Alfonzo and a walk from Andy Pages. Max Muncy followed with a groundout that brought home the second run.
Los Angeles had another chance to do damage in the fourth when it loaded the bases, but it came away with only one run after Alfonzo hit a comebacker to Freddy Peralta, who was able to record just one out.
The offense never fully cashed in. The Dodgers went 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.
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