A Mookie Betts<\/a><\/strong> base-clearing double in the eighth inning wrapped up a dominant display from the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>, shutting out the New York Mets<\/a> 9\u20130.. Jack Flaherty<\/strong><\/a>‘s pitch location and cheese sat down the Mets batters while the bats got hot for the West Coast powerhouse Dodgers. The Mets’ starting pitcher Kodai Senga<\/a><\/strong> struggled with location early and didn’t do himself any favors. The Mets’ bullpen found themselves in unfavorable counts and couldn’t help the bats.<\/p>\n Dodgers manager Dave Roberts<\/strong><\/a> chimed in on the work of his team, “It was just a pitching clinic. I thought he did a great job of filling up the strike zone with his complete mix. Used his fastball when he needed to. Just minimized damage. And once we caught a lead, he did a great job of just going after those guys and attacking. And for us to get seven innings in a long series was huge.”<\/p>\n Carlos Mendoza<\/a><\/strong> spoke on Senga after his struggling start, “He was off. He didn’t have it. He didn’t have the life on his fastball and a lot of balls out of hand, non-competitive pitches, especially the split. You could tell that the way that they were taking those pitches they were balls out of the hand. Definitely off today.”<\/p>\n Betts case scenario?<\/p>\n 9 runs in #NLCS<\/a> Game 1! pic.twitter.com\/mc6nQAUSVs<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MLB (@MLB) October 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n