LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Muncy homered twice, including a tying shot in the ninth inning, and Freddie Freeman doubled home the winning run in the 10th to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers over the New York Mets 6-5 on Tuesday night.
Freeman's slicing fly to deep left field was misplayed by Brandon Nimmo, who got twisted around and appeared to lose sight of the ball as it dropped on the warning track beside him.
That allowed automatic runner Tommy Edman to score from second base with one out, ending New York's four-game winning streak.
The Dodgers earned their 20th comeback win of the season after blowing a 4-1 lead they established in the first. They also tied the series opener in the ninth on Monday, but lost 4-3 in 10 innings when reliever Tanner Scott got knocked around.
This time, Scott (1-2) retired the side in order in the 10th, striking out Juan Soto and Pete Alonso before Nimmo grounded out.
José Buttó (2-1) intentionally walked Shohei Ohtani in the bottom half before Mookie Betts lined out to left field, bringing up Freeman.
Los Angeles improved to 2-3 against the Mets this season after eliminating them in Game 6 of the 2024 National League Championship Series. Three of the five meetings between the division leaders this year have gone to extra innings, with two remaining at Dodger Stadium the next two days.
Soto, booed by the sellout crowd of 53,424, launched a two-run homer that cut the Mets’ deficit to 4-3 in the third.
New York tied it on Alonso’s RBI double in the fifth that scored Francisco Lindor, who walked and was safe at second on Muncy’s error at third base.
Nimmo hit a grounder to first and outraced Clayton Kershaw to the bag for a run-scoring infield single. The Mets successfully challenged the initial out call, giving them a 5-4 lead and chasing Kershaw.
Muncy’s two-run homer highlighted a four-run first for the Dodgers against Tylor Megill, who recovered nicely after that to last six innings.
Betts returned after missing four games with a slight fracture to his left toe and went 2 for 5.
The grounds crew had to bring out the tarp when a rare June rainstorm pelted Dodger Stadium about 3 1/2 hours before gametime.
Key moment
Soto made a terrific catch of Will Smith's foul fly in the fourth, lunging over the low retaining wall in right field and hanging onto the ball.
Key stat
The Dodgers managed just two hits between Muncy’s first homer in the first and his second in the ninth.
Up next
Mets RHP Griffin Canning (5-2, 3.23 ERA) starts Wednesday night against Dodgers RHP Tony Gonsolin (3-1, 5.23).
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Beth Harris, The Associated Press
