After a controversial play on Saturday night involving Chase Utley sliding into Ruben Tejada illegally, helping the Dodgers get the eventual win, the series shifted to New York with the series tied at one game apiece. The Mets sent Matt Harvey to the mound in the first ever postseason game at Citi Field.
During pre-game introductions it was an incredible sight. When Utley's name was called, Mets fans responded with some of the loudest boos I've ever heard. Utley was always a villain to fans during his time with the Phillies but he solidified his status with his slide into Tejada the other night. As a result Tejada was injured, and Utley got suspended but he appealed and was eligible to play. When Tejada was introduced, he came out with a crutch and tipped his hat to the fans.
The Dodgers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the second but the Mets responded quickly in the bottom frame. With Yoenis Cespedes and Lucas Duda on, Travis d'Arnaud singled to centerfield to score Cespedes. After Wilmer Flores got on the bases were loaded with Curtis Granderson up. He launched it to deep centerfield to the wall to clear the bases and give the Mets a 4-3 lead. In the bottom of the third, d'Arnaud hit a two run homer to put the Mets up 6-3.
In the bottom of the fourth Daniel Murphy hit an RBI single to left field. Then with two on, Cespedes hit a three-run homer to put the sellout crowd into a frenzy. The Mets put up three more runs in the bottom of the 7th with a sac-fly by Michael Conforto and a two-RBI double by Granderson. Matt Harvey pitched pretty well for his first Postseason start, pitching 5.0 innings and striking out 7.
Utley never went in the game but there were numerous chants of "We want Utley!" The Mets took game three with the final score 13-7 and will look to punch their ticket to the NLCS with a win tonight in Game 4. Rookie Steven Matz will take the ball for the Mets while LA will counter with Clayton Kershaw with first pitch from Citi Field beginning at 8:00.
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