Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets Preview & Picks
New York are tipped to win as a home underdog in Game 3.
The Mets offense was firing in Game 2 and can tee off on Dodgers starter Walker Buehler, who had a rough time in his last playoff start.
- New York Mets are 2-0 at home in the playoffs so far
- LA pitcher Walker Buehler has a 10.8 ERA in the 2024 playoffs
- Walker Buehler allowed 6 runs in his last start for the Dodgers
- The Over has cashed in 6 of the previous 8 meetings
Head To Head
- Los Angeles Dodgers won the regular season series 4-2
- This MLB Playoffs series is tied at 1-1
- New York Mets won 7-3 when the two teams last met on October 14
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Los Angeles make the long trip to New York looking to bounce back from a defeat that tied up the National League Championship Series at 1-1.
The Dodgers drew first blood against the Mets, shutting them out in a 9-0 win, but they failed to follow that up as they beaten 7-3 in Game 2.
That defeat ended a three-game win streak for the Dodgers that included a couple of big wins over San Diego in the Division Series.
Los Angeles had a rough regular season series with the Padres, dropping a bunch of games, and they found themselves 2-1 after the first three games.
The Dodgers responded well to that adversity though, recording 8-0 and 2-0 victories over San Diego to set up this showdown with the Mets.
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New York return home having given themselves a slight upper-hand in the National League Championship Series.
The Mets were shut out as they lost 9-0 in the series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but they rebounded immediately to take the next meeting, 7-3, knotting up this series at 1-1.
That victory was their sixth in the postseason so far, with the previous five helping them down Milwaukee and Philadelphia.
New York sandwiched a 5-3 defeat in Milwaukee with 8-4 and 4-2 victories as they eliminated the Brewers in the Wild Card round.
The Mets then split two road games with Philadelphia, before returning home to win 7-2 and 4-1 to clinch the Division Series.