Fox News: Dodgers blank Mets in dominant road shutout, take 2-1 lead in NLCS

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Dodgers blank Mets in dominant road shutout, take 2-1 lead in NLCS

The Los Angeles Dodgers took a 2-1 lead in the National League Championship Series against the New York Mets on Wednesday night after a dominant effort.......                    ...                        ...For the second time in three games, the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login punched hard.......The Dodgers' offense erupted, and the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login offense was dormant, as Los Angeles took home an 8-0 win to take a 2-1 lead in the National League Championship Series.......The Dodgers got on the board for a 2-0 lead in the top of the second, mostly thanks to a sloppy Mets defense that led to a pair of unearned runs by New York starter Luis Severino. New York posed a threat in the bottom of the second, but Mets slugger Francisco Lindor struck out with the bases loaded to end that threat.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The teams traded zeroes on the board until the sixth inning, when Kike Hernandez belted a two-run home run into the brisk Queens night to put Los Angeles up 4-0. The Mets rallied again, but "OMG" singer Jose Iglesias grounded into a 5-4-3 double play for another rally shattered.......The Dodgers didn't need much help, but You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login put the icing on the cake with a long three-run home run in the eighth inning to put them up 7-0. In the ninth, Max Muncy added a solo homer to cap all scoring.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Walker Buehler went just four innings of scoreless ball, and the Dodgers didn't dare let him face the lineup a third time (he also had 90 pitches). But, four relievers combined for five scoreless frames. Meanwhile, Reed Garrett and Tylor Megill combined for six earned runs in their 4.1 innings of work, with Megill being charged with four of them.......It's not unfamiliar territory for the Mets, who have had their backs against the wall plenty over the last two weeks. It's something that Mets legend You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login praised this year's team for, saying it's something this squad shares with his legendary 1986 team.......The Mets need to act quickly, though.......Game 4 is back in Queens at 8:08 p.m. ET on Thursday, with Jose Quintana going for the Mets, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto slated to start for Los Angeles.......Follow Fox News Digital's You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, and subscribe to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login....

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