The New York Mets saw their series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers slip away from them on Thursday. Looking to take three out of four from the defending World Series champions, New York blew an early 4-0 lead as they had to settle for a series split with the Dodgers,

From then through their series against the Dodgers, the Mets had played the equivalent of a 162-game season and had gone 101-61, which was five games better than the second-best record — which belonged to the Tigers, another incredible before-and-after picture.

Michael Conforto drove in the tiebreaking run in the Dodgers’ three-run eighth inning, and Los Angeles rallied for a 6-5 victory over the New York Mets on to split the NL powers’ four-game series.

The New York Mets were holding onto a late lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers during the eighth inning of Thursday's game, but a brutal defensive mishap led to the Dodgers tying the game up. With runners on the corners and one out,

The Mets were close to taking the series over the Dodgers when a mistake by third baseman Brett Baty allowed Los Angeles to tie the Thursday’s game up in the eighth inning.

In his best start since returning from knee and foot surgeries, Kershaw held the Cardinals to one run in five innings. Tommy Edman drove in three runs against his former team and Mookie Betts

So close to a sweep — or at minimum a series victory — but instead frustration reigned for the Mets on Thursday.

Tylor Megill recovered from a shaky opening inning to find his rhythm. Griffin Canning and David Peterson stepped up to keep the momentum rolling. It wasn’t just a collective effort—it was a show of depth, grit, and evolution.

The Mets secured the season series, but split the four-game series with a 6-5 loss Thursday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.

The Mets have shown they're on the defending champion’s level in taking four of the first six regular season matchups this season.

The Dodgers bullpen is getting considerably deeper following the latest injury updates on two of their right-handers