Dodgers 2-1 Mets (Apr 14, 2026) Game Recap

LOS ANGELES — — World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto and rookie Nolan McLean dueled by seven innings, Kyle Tucker singled within the go-ahead run within the eighth and the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Mets 2-1 Tuesday night time, sending New York to its seventh straight loss.

The Mets have been outscored 36-10 throughout their skid, dropping into the NL East cellar at 7-11.

Tucker’s two-strike hit to left off reliever Brooks Raley (0-1) scored pinch-hitter Miguel Rojaswho walked and took second on pinch-hitter Santiago Espinal‘s sacrifice.

Shohei Ohtani prolonged his streak of reaching base to 48 consecutive video games with an intentional stroll by Raley within the eighth. I completed 0 for 3.

Yamamoto, a 27-year-old right-hander, allowed one run and 4 hits, throwing 104 pitches in 7 2/3 innings. He struck out seven and walked one. Alex Vesia He struck out the facet within the ninth for his second save, ending a sport that was breezed by in 2 hours, 3 minutes.

McLean, a 24-year-old right-hander, gave up one run and two hits in seven innings with eight strikeouts and two walks. He’s allowed two or fewer earned runs in 11 of his first 12 main league video games.

Francisco Lindor homered on Yamamoto’s third pitch of the sport, driving a 95 mph fastball midway up the appropriate discipline pavilion for his first RBI this season. It snapped the Mets’ 20-inning scoreless streak,

After that, Yamamoto set down 20 consecutive batters till Bo Bichette doubled with two outs within the seventh.

Yamamoto bought two fast outs to open the eighth earlier than giving up back-to-back singles by Carson Benge and Lindor. Blake Treinen (1-0) threw a known as third strike previous Luis Robert Jr.., who unsuccessfully challenged the decision.

Freddie Freeman hit an RBI groundout within the first that scored Tucker, who walked.

Up subsequent

Mets RHP Clay Holmes (2-1, 1.50 ERA) begins the sequence finale Wednesday in opposition to Dodgers RHP Shohei Ohtani (1-0, 0.00) on Jackie Robinson Day across the main leagues.

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