The New York Mets properly showed why baseball is fun against Los Angeles Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty.
Flaherty started Game 5 of the NLCS against the New York Mets at Citi Field in Flushing, New York on Wednesday (Korea time). Prior to the game, the Dodgers had an overall advantage of three wins and one loss in the series. If the Dodgers win Game 5, it will be able to advance to the World Series.
Flaherty failed to start in Game 1 of the NLCS against the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on the 14th. At that time, he pitched just two hits and no runs in seven innings against the Mets to lead his team to victory. It was a powerful pitching with only two walks while six strikeouts.
As a result, when Flaherty started Game 5 of the NLCS, the center of gravity of the game seemed to lean toward the Dodgers. When Flaherty opened the lid, the game went completely different.
In the bottom of the first inning, the Mets took a 3:0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when fourth batter Pete Alonso hit a huge home run over the center fence with a hit by leadoff hitter Francisco Lindor and a walk by Brandon Nemo. 메이저놀이터
The Mets did not have enough firepower. They managed to score five more runs in the bottom of the third inning by combining walks by Alonso and Jesse Winker, and doubles by outfielder Starring Marte. The score gap widened to 8:0 in an instant.
Dodgers starter Flaherty allowed eight hits (one homer) and eight runs on just three innings pitched on the day before leaving the mound. His performance was completely different from that of the first game of the NLCS, as he allowed four walks while striking out none.
He threw a total of 75 pitches on the day, and 41 of them passed the strike zone, but it was not enough to prevent the Mets’ batting lineup from preparing properly.
Flaherty’s early steel plate that defied many expectations. It was a good result to surprise many people. This is why they say “baseball is fun.”
