LOS ANGELES DODGERS vs NEW YORK METS

Friday night Dominican Slugger Teoscar Hernández started the 13th inning with a run-scoring double, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets 7-5 on Friday in an exciting rematch of the last National League Championship Series, on a rainy night at Citi Field.

As the clock neared midnight, New York tied the game with three runs in the ninth inning against closer Tanner Scott, who blew his fourth save in 14 chances this season.

Jeff McNeil hit a two-run triple with one out, and Tyrone Taylor followed with an RBI single to tie the score at five.

he remaining fans in the stands out of an initial crowd of 40,449 tried to keep their spirits up after for waiting thru a 98-minute rain delay in the third inning.

The Mets wasted chances after chances to win over the next five innings, sometimes with their best hitters at the plate, and Los Angeles finally broke the tie in the 13th inning against Dominican Huascar Brazobán (3-1), the ninth pitcher used by New York.

Dodgers batter, Dominican Teoscar Hernández went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBIs. Cuban Andy Pagés went 1-for-5 with two RBIs. Puerto Rican Kiké Hernández went 

1-for-2.

For the Mets, Puerto Rican Francisco Lindor went 0-for-4. Dominicans Starling Marte went

2-for-4 with two runs scored, and Juan Soto went 0-for-5. Venezuelans Luis Torrens went

0-for-1, Francisco Álvarez went 0-for-5, and Luis angel Acuña went 0-for-5.

The Mets are currently 3.0 games behind the first-place Philadelphia Phillies (30-21) in second place.

Tonight is Game 2 of this series with the Dodgers visiting the Mets at 7:15 p.m. at Citi Field, N.Y. Probable pitchers: For the Dodgers, Audacy Gonsolin (2-0, 4.05 ERA); for the Mets, David Peterson (2-2, 2.86 ERA).

Gabriel Tito Avila, Jr.

Editor

The Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame