LOS ANGELES — Tommy Edman and Will Smith homered to ship Shohei Ohtani into the World Collection for the primary time, and the Los Angeles Dodgers eradicated the New York Mets with a 10-5 victory in Recreation 6 of the Nationwide League Championship Collection on Sunday night time.
The Dodgers clinched their document twenty fifth NL pennant and first at house since 1988, after they beat the Mets in seven video games. They moved on to their twenty second World Collection — thirteenth in Los Angeles — and first since 2020, after they beat Tampa Bay throughout the pandemic-delayed season.
Subsequent up for Ohtani & Co. is a matchup with Aaron Decide and the New York Yankees, who’re again within the World Collection for the forty first time and first in 15 years. Recreation 1 is Friday at Dodger Stadium, pitting Decide (58) and Ohtani (54) — MLB’s prime house run hitters this season.
It will be the twelfth time the storied franchises meet within the World Collection and the primary in 43 years. The Yankees have crushed the Dodgers eight occasions, whereas the Dodgers’ two championships towards the Bronx Bombers got here in 1981 and 1955.
“It is what everyone desires, proper?” Dodgers star Mookie Betts mentioned in his postgame, on-field interview, when requested in regards to the World Collection matchup with the Yankees.
The Dodgers have been put in as small favorites over the Yankees within the World Collection on Sunday at U.S. sportsbooks. Los Angeles opened at -125 at ESPN BET, with the Yankees listed as +105 underdogs.
“It is the place that I’ve dreamt of enjoying all my life,” Ohtani mentioned of the World Collection, when requested throughout his postgame, on-field interview.
Ohtani, enjoying his first season with the Dodgers after agreeing to a record-breaking contract in free company, had two hits and scored two runs in Recreation 6. He hit .364 with two homers and 6 RBIs within the NLCS.
Not unhealthy for his first postseason after spending six years with the Los Angeles Angels, who by no means had a profitable document or reached the playoffs throughout his tenure.
Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen struck out Brandon Nimmo, Mark Vientos and Pete Alonso swinging within the eighth in his first two-inning outing because the 2021 NLCS.
The Dodgers briefly trailed 1-0 earlier than cleanup hitter Edman, who was named the NLCS MVP, got here up huge.
He drove within the Dodgers’ first 4 runs, and his 11 RBIs within the NLCS tied a franchise document set by Corey Seager in 2020 towards Atlanta. Edman joined the Dodgers on the July commerce deadline from St. Louis.
The Dodgers eradicated the Mets on their second attempt within the collection. They outscored New York 40-26 within the six video games. Not one of the video games have been shut, with the Dodgers incomes two shutouts.
The Mets got here inside two wins of reaching the World Collection after a 22-33 begin.
The Dodgers led 2-1 within the first on Edman’s double into the left-field nook off Sean Manaea that scored Ohtani and Teoscar Hernández, who each singled. Hernández snapped an 0-for-18 skid within the NLCS. Manaea wanted 34 pitches to get by the primary.
Dealing with two strikes within the third, Edman despatched a 406-foot shot to left-center for a two-run drive. A stroll to Max Muncy and two outs later, Smith homered 416 ft to heart off Phil Maton, extending the result in 6-1.
The Mets lower their deficit to 6-3 within the fourth. With two outs, Vientos hit a two-run homer — his fifth of the postseason — off Ryan Brasier. Vientos’ first profession grand slam highlighted the Mets’ series-tying win in Recreation 2 at Dodger Stadium.
New York twice didn’t money in with the bases loaded. Trailing 6-3 within the sixth, Jesse Winker flied out towards Evan Phillips to finish the inning. Down a run within the third, the Mets loaded the bases towards Anthony Banda just for Jeff McNeil to strike out swinging.
Info from the Related Press and ESPN Workers Author David Purdum was used on this report.
