Tommy Edman and Will Smith homered to ship Shohei Ohtani into the World Sequence for the primary time, and the Los Angeles Dodgers eradicated the New York Mets with a 10-5 victory in Sport 6 of the NL Championship Sequence on Sunday evening.
The Dodgers clinched their report twenty fifth NL pennant and first at dwelling since 1988, after they beat the Mets in seven video games. They moved on to their twenty second World Sequence — thirteenth in Los Angeles — and first since 2020, after they beat Tampa Bay throughout the pandemic-delayed season.
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Subsequent up for Ohtani and Co. is Aaron Decide and the New York Yankees, who’re again within the World Sequence for the forty first time and first in 15 years. Sport 1 is Friday at Dodger Stadium, pitting Decide (58) and Ohtani (54) — MLB’s high home-run hitters this season.
“It is sort of what the folks needed, what all of us needed,” Dodgers star Mookie Betts advised FOX Sports activities’ Tom Verducci. “It should be a battle of two good groups, loads of lengthy flights throughout the nation.”
It’s going to be the twelfth time the storied franchises meet within the World Sequence and the primary in 43 years. The Yankees have crushed the Dodgers eight occasions, whereas the Dodgers’ three championships in opposition to the Bronx Bombers got here in 1955, 1963 and 1981.
“It is the place that I’ve dreamt of taking part in all my life,” Ohtani mentioned by way of a translator, “and to have the ability to lastly come to this stage and be capable to play and hopefully win it’s my subsequent aim.”
Ohtani, taking part in his first season with the Dodgers after agreeing to a record-breaking contract in free company, had two hits and scored two runs in Sport 6. He hit .364 with two homers and 6 RBIs within the NLCS.
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Not dangerous for his first postseason after spending six years with the Los Angeles Angels, who by no means had a successful report 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 for the reason that 2021 NLCS.
The Dodgers briefly trailed 1-0 earlier than cleanup hitter Edman got here up large.
He drove within the Dodgers’ first 4 runs and his 11 RBIs within the NLCS tied a franchise report set by Corey Seager in 2020 in opposition to Atlanta. Edman, who the NLCS MVP award, joined the Dodgers on the July commerce deadline from St. Louis.
The Dodgers eradicated the Mets on their second strive 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 Sequence 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 way of the primary.
Going through 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 reduce their deficit to 6-3 within the fourth. With two out, 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 Sport 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 in opposition to Evan Phillips to finish the inning. Down a run within the third, the Mets loaded the bases in opposition to Anthony Banda just for Jeff McNeil to strike out swinging.
A clearly amped Michael Kopech opened the bullpen recreation for the Dodgers for his first profession playoff begin. He promptly issued a leadoff stroll to Francisco Lindor after which threw a wild pitch. With two outs, Alonso had a two-strike flare to second base and Lindor scored on a throwing error by second baseman Chris Taylor for a 1-0 lead.
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The Dodgers, whose beginning pitching has been decimated by accidents, used seven pitchers in ending off the Mets, whose $332 million payroll was the most important in baseball.
Manaea lasted simply two innings, giving up 5 runs and 6 hits. The left-hander struck out two and walked two. His revamped supply baffled the Dodgers in Sport 2, when Manaea restricted them to 2 earned runs over 5 innings, however that they had no such bother Sunday.
Alonso had two hits and drove in a run in what might have been his closing recreation for the Mets. The primary baseman is eligible at no cost company after the World Sequence.
The Dodgers, who have been eradicated within the Division Sequence the final two years, spent a mixed $1 billion final winter to signal Ohtani and pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto to profitable long-term contracts in hopes of successful the franchise’s eighth World Sequence title.
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The sellout crowd of 52,674 included Tom Hanks, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Magic Johnson, Rob Lowe, Josh Groban, Jenny McCarthy and Vanessa Bryant.
Dodgers 1B Freddie Freeman sat out for the third time within the postseason due to his sprained proper ankle. He additionally missed Sport 4 of the NLCS and Sport 4 of the NLDS.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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