Dodgers can't get the key hit when needed and commit two errors on defense that leads to all the Mets' runs in defeat.

Shohei Ohtani homers on the second pitch of the game and faces hitters for the first time since elbow surgery in a pregame session, but the Dodgers manage just five more hits in 3-1 loss.

Pete Alonso's two-run shot to rightfield put the Mets ahead for good and Kodai Senga gave the Mets 5 1/3 strong innings of one-run pitching.

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts has had his fair share of struggles this season, not hitting like the all-time great that he is, which has left the offense sputtering at times.

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor, right, and outfielder Tyrone Taylor, left, celebrate after the top of the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, May 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) AP

The Mets’ best hitter this month has been Brett Baty, who batted ninth again on Sunday night. Mendoza said that while moving Baty up to fifth or seventh is tempting, he likes keeping him ninth both to ensure continued comfort and to help put the pitcher under stress as the lineup turns over.

The LA Dodgers and the Cleveland Guardians play the middle contest of a 3-game interleague series Tuesday at Progressive Field in Cleveland.

In the Japan vs. Japan battle to lead off Sunday night’s battle between last year’s NLCS teams, Shohei Ohtani took the first point with a home run on the second pitch of the game.

Luis Torrens got the start for Sunday night’s series finale against the Dodgers, the first time he has started in back-to-back games since Francisco Alvarez returned on April 25 from a fractured hamate bone in his left hand.

Max Muncy couldn’t believe his eyes when umpire Tripp Gibson called visual obstruction on the Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman, giving the New York Mets a run.

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