Major League Baseball
LA Dodgers 9, NY Mets 2
When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, September 13, 2019
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
Temperature: 66°
Umpires: Home - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Ben May, 2B - Victor Carapazza, 3B - Dan Iassogna
Attendance: 36097

Clayton Kershaw snapped a three-start losing streak by tossing 6 1/3 solid innings Friday night, and Gavin Lux gave the Los Angeles Dodgers the lead for good by hitting a three-run homer in the fourth inning of a 9-2 win over the host New York Mets.

The Dodgers (96-53), who clinched their seventh straight National League West title on Tuesday night, have won eight of 11. The loss damaged the playoff hopes for the Mets (76-71), who had their four-game winning streak snapped and fell three games behind the Chicago Cubs in the race for the second NL wild card.

Kershaw (14-5) gave up a one-out homer to J.D. Davis in the first inning but then retired 17 of 19 from the first through seventh innings before exiting with a 7-1 lead after allowing three straight baserunners in the seventh. He allowed two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out five and throwing a season-high 105 pitches.

Joe Kelly induced pinch hitter Brandon Nimmo to hit into a forceout before giving up a two-out RBI single to Amed Rosario then retiring Davis on a grounder to leave the bases loaded.

With the win, Kershaw ensured he would not lose four straight starts -- or four straight decisions -- in the regular season for the first time in his career. Kershaw, who had a 6.19 ERA in his previous three starts, also lost three straight starts from June 17-27, 2015.

Mets starter Noah Syndergaard (10-8) nursed the 1-0 lead until the fourth, when he walked Cody Bellinger with one out. Corey Seager singled and A.J. Pollock hit a game-tying RBI single before Lux homered to center field.

The Dodgers added insurance in the seventh -- when pinch hitter Chris Taylor (two-run double) and Bellinger (single) had back-to-back RBI hits -- and the eighth, when Edwin Rios hit a two-run pinch-hit homer.

Syndergaard gave up four runs on five hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
LA Dodgers   NY Mets
Clayton Kershaw Player Noah Syndergaard
Win W/L Loss
6.1 IP 5.0
5 Strikeouts 4
4 Hits 5
2.84 ERA 7.20
Hitting
LA Dodgers   NY Mets
Gavin Lux Player Wilson Ramos
2 Hits 1
3 RBI 0
1 HR 0
5 TB 1
.500 Avg .333
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
LA Dodgers 11 2 18 .289 8 6 9 3 1 0
NY Mets 5 1 8 .156 12 6 2 4 0 0