Dodgers beat Mets in NLCS Game 1; Takes 1-0 best-of-7 series lead

Kiké Hernández, Teoscar Hernández help Dodgers win [PREV. COVERAGE]

Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández, the duo that drove in the only runs in the do-or-die Game 5 of the NLDS speak after beating the San Diego Padres. [PREV. COVERAGE]

LOS ANGELES - One down. Three to go. The Los Angeles Dodgers took Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the New York Mets.

With Sunday's 9-0 win, the Dodgers take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series.

Dodgers pitching continues to dominate in the postseason as the Boys in Blue have tossed 33 scoreless innings (and counting) – dating back to the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres. Game 1 starter and Southern California native Jack Flaherty added to the streak by throwing seven shutout frames for the Dodgers.

The Dodgers are not only looking to punch a ticket to the World Series, but the Boys in Blue are also looking to exorcise their postseason demons. Prior to beating the Padres in the National League Division Series, the Dodgers were on a 6-game playoff losing streak, dating back to the 2022 NLDS loss to the Padres and then a 3-game sweep that followed against the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2023.

SERIES SCHEDULE

GAME 1: Dodgers 9, Mets 0. Final
GAME 2: HOME on Monday, October 14 at 1:08 p.m. PT. FOX
GAME 3: @ New York on Wednesday, October 16 at 5:08 p.m. PT. FS1
GAME 4: @ New York on Thursday, October 17 at 5:08 p.m. PT. FS1
GAME 5*: @ New York on Friday, October 18 at 2:08 p.m. PT. FS1
GAME 6*: HOME on Sunday, October 20 at 5:08 p.m. PT. FS1
GAME 7*: HOME on Monday, October 21 at 5:08 p.m. PT. FOX

HOW THEY GOT HERE

The Dodgers punched a ticket to the NLCS after beating NL West rivals Padres in the division series. Los Angeles secured the first-round bye and a spot in the NLDS after finishing the 2024 regular season with a 98-64 record.

Should the Dodgers take care of business in the championship series, the Boys in Blue are guaranteed home-field advantage for the World Series.

Similar to the Boys in Blue, New York Mets also took down a division rival in the Philadelphia Phillies en route to the NLCS. Before that, they beat the Milwaukee Brewers in the wild-card round and even before that, the Mets needed to split a double-header against the Atlanta Braves just to secure a spot in the wild card rounds.