Mets Beat Dodgers 2-1 In Extra Innings Led By Scherzer

Mets 2B Jeff McNeil (Photo Credits to Gregory Fisher-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 this afternoon at Citi Field to snap their four-game losing streak and improved their record to 43-50.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first four innings, but broke through in the bottom of the fifth.

RF Starling Marte led off the inning with a single and two batters later, LF Mark Canha was hit by a pitch.

Catcher Omar Navarez then walked to load the bases and then CF Brandon Nimmo hit a ground-out back to RHP Bobby Miller which brought home a run.

The offense did not do much after that until the bottom of the tenth after pinch-hitter Luis Guillorme hit a walk-off double to score 3B Brett Baty after he started out the inning at second base as the ghost runner.

RHP Max Scherzer had a stellar outing throwing seven scoreless innings allowing one hit and three walks with six strikeouts.

Scherzer had improved command of his slider and fastball which helped him work his way out of trouble.

He lowered his ERA to 3.99.

RHP Trevor Gott followed in the top of the eighth and had a difficult appearance allowing one run on two hits on a RBI single by 2B Mookie Betts and recorded only out in the inning and was then taken out.

LHP Brooks Raley had to come in and got the last two outs in the inning after 1B Freddie Freeman grounded out and 3B Max Muncy popped out to end the inning.

RHP David Robertson came in next and threw two scoreless innings in the top of the ninth and tenth and picked up fourth win.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Tuesday, July 18 at home against the Chicago White Sox at 7:10 p.m.