Tommy Edman and Will Smith homered to ship Shohei Ohtani into the World Series for the first time, and the Los Angeles Dodgers eradicated the New York Mets with a 10-5 victory in Sport 6 of the Nationwide League Championship Series on Sunday night time.
The Dodgers clinched their report twenty fifth NL pennant and first at residence since 1988, once they beat the Mets in seven video games. They moved on to their twenty second World Series — thirteenth in Los Angeles — and first since 2020, once they beat Tampa Bay throughout the pandemic-delayed season.
Subsequent up for Ohtani and Co. is Aaron Decide and the New York Yankees, who’re again in the World Series 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. The sport shall be broadcast reside on Fox.
It’ll be the twelfth time the storied franchises meet in the World Series and the first in 43 years. The Yankees have overwhelmed the Dodgers eight instances, whereas the Dodgers’ two championships in opposition to the Bronx Bombers got here in 1981 and 1955.
Ohtani, enjoying 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 in the NLCS. Not unhealthy 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 in the eighth in his first two-inning outing since the 2021 NLCS.
The Dodgers briefly trailed 1-0 earlier than cleanup hitter Edman got here up large. He drove in the Dodgers’ first 4 runs and his 11 RBIs in the NLCS tied a franchise report set by Corey Seager in 2020 in opposition to Atlanta. Edman joined the Dodgers at the July commerce deadline from St. Louis.
The Dodgers eradicated the Mets on their second strive in the sequence. They outscored New York 40-26 in the six video games. None of the video games had been shut, with the Dodgers incomes two shutouts.
The Mets got here inside two wins of reaching the World Series after a 22-33 begin.
The Dodgers led 2-1 in 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 in the NLCS. Manaea wanted 34 pitches to get by the first.
Going through two strikes in 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 lead to 6-1.
The Mets minimize their deficit to 6-3 in 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 failed to money in with the bases loaded. Trailing 6-3 in the sixth, Jesse Winker flied out in opposition to Evan Phillips to finish the inning. Down a run in the third, the Mets loaded the bases in opposition to Anthony Banda just for Jeff McNeil to strike out swinging.