LOS ANGELES — After two very different games at Dodger Stadium, the National League Championship Series is all tied up and we've decided… precisely nothing.
The New York Mets' 7-3 win on Monday more or less reset the series, not just in games won but in less tangible categories. They've stemmed the momentum by which the Los Angeles Dodgers had been propelled since they turned the tide against San Diego in the NLDS and, perhaps, created momentum of their own.
Plus, with a travel day on Tuesday, both teams enter Game 3 with fresh bullpens and extra time to heal for key players going through nagging injuries — good news for Freddie Freeman, Brandon Nimmo and Gavin Lux.
So after two games in 18 hours, we're kind of back where we started? Only now we're looking at a best-of-five matchup with the Mets owning home-field advantage.