Reporter Lee Sang-hee) The New York Mets, who had been driven to the brink by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series (NLCS), survived by winning 12:6 in Game 5.메이저사이트
The Mets played Game 5 of the NLCS against the Dodgers at Citi Field in New York on the 19th (Korea time). It was the home team Mets who scored the first run in the game. They led the game 3:0 at once with fourth batter Pete Alonso hitting a huge home run over the center fence in the bottom of the first inning with a hit by leadoff hitter Francisco Lindor and a walk by Brandon Nemo.
The Dodgers also immediately fought back after losing the first run. In the top of the second inning, they easily scored a run due to wild pitching by David Peterson (29) of the opposing team's pitcher in the scoring chance that was made up of hits by leadoff batters Kieke Hernandez and Andy Pazas. It was the moment when Dodgers was tying with 1-3.
The Mets continued their firepower. They managed to score five more runs in the bottom of the third inning by combining walks by Alonso and Jesse Winker, and double plays by outfielder Starring Marte. The score gap widened to 8:1 in an instant.
In the top of the fourth inning, the Dodgers scored one more point and narrowed the gap to 2:8. Then, the Mets added two more points to widen the gap to 10:2.
The Dodgers didn't feel like it was a day when the Dodgers was out. In the top of the fifth inning, however, the Dodgers had a chance to hit a ball hit by Hernandez and a two-out runner on the first and second bases with Max Muncy's walk, when outfielder Fazes hit a three-run homer over the left fence. It was the moment when the Dodgers pulled the reins of its pursuit with a score of 5:10.
The Dodgers added one more run when it attacked at the top of the sixth inning to catch up with the score 6:10. Then, the Mets scored one more run in the bottom of the sixth inning to run 11:6. This was not the end of the game. In the bottom of the eighth inning of the game, Marte hit a timely hit from Alonso's chance to score another run. It was the moment when the Mets ran away with 12:6.
The Dodgers put on the mound Jack Flaherty, who led the team to victory by pitching seven scoreless innings in the first game of the NLCS. As a result, the center of gravity of the game seemed to be leaning toward the Dodgers. When the Dodgers opened the lid, however, the result was completely different from what it expected.
After allowing eight hits (one homer) and eight runs on just three innings of pitching, Flaherty left the mound. He allowed four walks while striking out none, showing a completely different performance from the first game of the NLCS.
The two teams will take a day off tomorrow and then move to the Dodgers' home stadium for Game 6.