Starter Jack Flaherty had a memorable evening as he gave the Dodgers their first 7+ inning scoreless postseason start since Clayton Kershaw in 2020.
The Los Angeles Dodgers tied the postseason record of 33 consecutive scoreless innings as they blew out the New York Mets 9-0 in National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 1 on Sunday night.
With a scoreless ninth inning to close out Game 1 of the NLCS against the Mets, the Dodgers extended their shutout streak to 33 consecutive innings, matching the 1966 Orioles for the longest scoreless streak in a single postseason.
Starter Jack Flaherty had a memorable evening as he gave the Dodgers their first 7+ inning scoreless postseason start since Clayton Kershaw in 2020.
After routing Mets in Game 1, Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani credited his teammates for giving him the opportunity to shine on the field.
“I’m just really lucky. The team has been providing a lot of opportunities for me to hit with RISP, and I’m grateful for that,” Ohtani said to FOXSports.
Ohtani went 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in a run.
Ohtani’s RBI single off Kodai Senga gave the Dodgers a 3-0 lead in the second inning. Ohtani added a single in the fourth against David Peterson, then scored on Freddie Freeman’s single to extend the lead Dodgers to 6-0.
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Despite a strong performance, Ohtani’s streak of 36 consecutive successful stolen base attempts was snapped when Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez threw him out at second base.
The last catcher to catch Ohtani stealing was San Francisco’s Patrick Bailey on July 22, also at second base.
Game 2 of the NLCS best-of-seven series will take place on Monday at Dodgers Stadium.
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