The Los Angeles Dodgers failed on their first attempt to clinch the National League Championship Series and secure their spot in the World Series as the New York Mets were able to force a Game 6 back at Dodger Stadium.
The Dodgers had a chance to get on the board early and potentially take control of the game, but they left a pair of runners in scoring position in the first inning. Thus, it turned out to be the Mets that scored first and eventually run away with the game.
Shohei Ohtani started the first inning with a single and Mookie Betts doubled. Teoscar Hernández then grounded out, but Ohtani didn’t score on the play like he should have…