The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in recreation 2 of the Nationwide League Championship Collection by a rating of 7-3 on Monday.
After getting blown out by a rating of 9-0 in recreation 1 on Sunday, the Mets bounced again properly to tie up the sequence earlier than heading again to New York for recreation 3.
Mets slugger Mark Vientos had the large blow with a grand slam residence run within the 2nd inning of recreation 2.
Vientos has been on hearth for the whole thing of the 2024 postseason, and he saved it happening Monday.
In line with MLB Community on ‘X,’ Vientos has a .378 common with 3 residence runs, 11 runs batted in, a .676 slugging proportion, and a 1.086 on-base plus slugging proportion in 9 postseason video games.
Mark Vientos in 9 #Postseason video games:
.378 AVG (14-37 AB)3 HR11 RBI.676 SLG1.086 OPS
His 11 RBI are tied for the third most in a single Postseason in Mets franchise historical past. pic.twitter.com/2jK86qgRUm
Vientos’ 11 runs batted in are the third most in franchise historical past throughout a single postseason, and they’re solely heading into recreation 3 of the NLCS.
In 111 video games performed in the course of the common season, Vientos batted .266 with 27 residence runs, 71 runs batted in, and a .837 on-base plus slugging proportion.
Vientos caught hearth on the proper time for the Mets as his postseason stats present.
The Mets want to seem of their first World Collection since 2015.
Sport 3 will happen on Wednesday evening in New York the place the Mets will look to Luis Severino on the bump towards Walker Buehler for the Dodgers.
Vientos will paved the way because the Mets will look to maintain their bats sizzling and take a 2-1 sequence lead with a win in recreation 3.