The Los Angeles Dodgers just wrapped up their third straight series win on this crazy Eastern time zone road trip, locking it down with a tight 4-3 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday night at Citi Field. This is a big turnaround after that kinda lackluster week they had going into the All-Star break, and man, did they earn it.
Kyle Tucker’s Back-to-Back Blasts Spark the Offense
Let’s talk about Kyle Tucker. After 80 plate appearances and nearly four full weeks without a home run, he blasted one on Friday. Then, in his first at-bat on Saturday, in the third inning, he CRUSHED another one to open the scoring! King Tuck going yard back-to-back, you love to see it. Dalton Rushing kept that rally alive with a single right after. Shohei Ohtani grounded into a potential double play, but Brent Baty, playing first base for the first time in the majors this season, threw a ball that caromed off Rushing’s helmet, putting runners on the corners with no outs. Andy Pages then beat a return throw to first, stopping an inning-ending double play for one run, and a passed ball brought home another for a three-run frame. Teoscar Hernández doubled in the fifth, his second straight game, then scored on Pages’ two-out single.
Yamamoto’s Dominance and a Close Call
Yoshinobu Yamamoto was on the mound, and while he walked three Mets, that’s only the third time in 19 starts he’s issued more than a pair of free passes. He had to battle, needing 52 pitches just to get through the first three frames. But he still delivered a typically solid outing, allowing just one run in six innings. He allowed five singles, three of them bunched together in the fifth for New York’s only run against him. Yamamoto struck out five and completed six innings for the 17th time in his 19 starts. Yamamoto has earned a decision in each of his last 13 starts, with nine wins and four losses. That’s the longest in-season streak of decisions by a Dodgers pitcher since Chad Billingsley had 14 straight in 2012. Yamamoto holds an 11-6 record now. The eighth inning got a little dicey when Edgardo Henriquez hit a batter and walked another. Both scored on a double off Tanner Scott, getting New York within a run. Scott got the final out of the eighth, working a second straight day. Brock Stewart then pitched a clean ninth with two strikeouts for his third career save, his first since 2023. It’s his second career save for the Dodgers, with the other being a three-inning save on June 20, 2017, also against the Mets.
So, the Dodgers got the W, 4-3. They’ll finish up this epic road trip on Sunday morning at 10:40 a.m. PT, with Emmet Sheehan taking the mound before they finally head back to Ithaca Dodger Stadium. Let’s see if they can keep that series win streak alive!
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Originally reported by True Blue LA.
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