Jeff Birney
Dodgers Crush Mets in Comeback Rout
The collective groan could be heard across Dodger’s fandom as the Mets went yard for two-run shots in back to back innings Tuesday night. Twitter was (likely) alight with “Fire Roberts” as the pessimistic among you assumed the worst, that the Dodgers were setting up to lose another game to the sub .500 New York Mets…
Well, that didn’t quite happen now did it?
The Dodgers not only came back and took the lead in short order, kicked off by a 2-run shot from Austin Barnes in the third who’s currently batting just .207, they routed the Mets with an 11-4 win. Newest Dodger David Freese got his first homerun in an L.A. uniform in the fourth, and a fielding error allowed Enrique Hernandez to score in the same inning to tie the game.
The floodgates opened in the 7th, with the Dodgers up 5-4. The hit parade started with a Manny Machado double which the Dodgers continued to add on to, ending the inning up 11-4.
Another notable victory was a near-flawless bit of pitching by switch-pitcher Pat Venditte, who came in in the top of the ninth with bases loaded and no outs after Josh Fields gave up two singles and issued a walk. Venditte got a fly-out, a strike out and another fly-out to finish off the Mets.
L.A. is currently a ½ game out of first behind the Rockies.
The series with the Mets wraps tonight; game time is 4:35 pm, PST.
