The Mets were close to taking the series over the Dodgers when a mistake by third baseman Brett Baty allowed Los Angeles to tie the Thursday’s game up in the eighth inning.

Blowing a four-run lead to the Los Angeles Dodgers was a bad enough time for the New York Mets on Thursday. The game-tying play made it even worse. With the Mets up 5-4 in the bottom of the eighth inning,

Pete Alonso provided a bright spot Thursday: He went 3-for-4 with a home run and provided the Mets’ lone RBI with runners in scoring position. After the Dodgers opted to intentionally walk Juan Soto to put runners on first and second with one out in the eighth inning, Alonso hit a single.

The New York Mets saw their series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers slip away from them on Thursday. Looking to take three out of four from the defending

Mets starting pitching has been spectacular this season, and that continued this week on the road against the defending champs.

The Mets have shown they're on the defending champion’s level in taking four of the first six regular season matchups this season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced two roster moves before their game on Friday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. The team is promoting left-handed pitcher Justin Wrobleski to the big league club and optioning right-handed hurler Landon Knack.

During the top of the eighth inning in Wednesday night’s Mets-Dodgers game in Los Angeles, just as Mets outfielder Starling Marte stepped up to the plate, a fan dashed onto the field. The shirtless man gave it his all as he ran through the Dodger Stadium outfield and along the warning track.

The 10th edition of Newsweek Sports' MLB Power Rankings, with the Dodgers and Mets rising and the Yankees dropping a spot.