Dodgers' relentless lineup pummels Mets, takes control of NLCS: Takeaways

10/17/2024 11:54 PM

NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers are one victory away from returning to the World Series for the first time since winning it all in 2020 after a 10-2 drubbing of the New York Mets in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. The Dodgers are up 3-1 in this series after demolishing the Mets these past two nights at Citi Field. The lineup chewed up and spat out Mets starter Jose Quintana and the assorted relievers behind him. Shohei Ohtani set the tone with a leadoff home run — the first of four runs he scored on Thursday. Mookie Betts supplied a two-run double in the fourth and a...