Dodgers Recap: Late Rally spoiled when Tanner Scott Lets It Slip in Extras

CHAVEZ RAVINE — The Dodgers were on the brink of pulling off a dramatic comeback against the Mets on Monday night. But after tying the game in the bottom of the ninth, it all came undone in the tenth as Tanner Scott couldn’t hold the line. Final score: Mets 4, Dodgers 3.

Starter Dustin May pitched well for the Dodgers, but got dinged for a run early on a Francisco Lindor solo shot on the second pitch of the game, and then he gave up another run in the fifth when Brandon Nimmo banged a ground-rule double with two men on. Still, other than that, nada. May threw more balls than he’d probably like and had a bit of traffic to work around, but ended up with a very serviceable start. His line for the evening: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2ER, 2 BB, 5 K.

Unfortunately, while May was in the ballgame, the Dodger hitters were sleepwalking through the early part of the game. Fresh of the IL, righty Paul Blackburn had the Dodgers off balance all night, and he left the game with that 2-0 lead. It wasn’t until the Dodgers got into the Mets pen that they got anything going.

Shohei Ohtani put the Dodgers on the board with a solo homer in the seventh—his MLB-best 23rd of the season—and then delivered the game-tying sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth. Hyeseong Kim, who reached base twice and swiped a bag, had kept the inning alive with a clutch single, allowing Tommy Edman to move into position to score the equalizer.

Momentum had swung hard in the Dodgers’ favor, the stadium was electric, and the Dodgers had fought back after trailing for most of the night. And then came the top of the 10th.

Scott, who entered with a runner on second as part of the new extra-inning format, allowed a line-drive double to Francisco Alvarez that gave the Mets a 3–2 lead. Moments later, Francisco Lindor drove in a second run with a single to left. Just like that, the Dodgers were down by two again.

It’s the second time in the past week that Scott has faltered in a key moment. His ERA now sits at 4.73, and Monday’s outing marked another missed opportunity for the Dodgers to steal a win they had clawed back into.

Andy Pages gave the team one last push with a hard-hit RBI single in the bottom of the tenth, cutting the deficit to 4–3. But the rally stalled after Max Muncy struck out and Will Smith and Edman were both retired to end the game.

The Dodgers left 11 runners on base and went 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position. They had chances all night—including the bases loaded in the sixth—but couldn’t come through in the big moments.

Dustin May deserved better. He went six innings, allowing just two runs and striking out five. The bullpen kept things in check through the ninth, with Jack Dreyer and Lou Trivino combining for three scoreless frames.

But in the end, the comeback was wasted.

The Dodgers fall to 36–24, and while they remain atop the NL West, games like this leave a mark—especially when the team battles back only to see it slip away with the wrong arm on the mound.

The series continues on Tuesday with Clayton Kershaw getting a chance at the Mets after being robbed of it by the rain last week. The Dodgers will try to make sure a blown opportunity like this doesn’t turn into a missed series win.

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