Dodgers use timely hitting to support Jack Flaherty's gem in NLCS opener vs Mets

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Emotions were high on Sunday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets squared off in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.

Los Angeles was looking for its first World Series berth since the coronavirus-impacted 2020 season and the Mets since the 2015 season behind Daniel Murphy’s miracle run.

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman, right, and Mookie Betts celebrate after they scored on a single by Max Muncy during the first inning in Game 1 of a baseball NL Championship Series against the New York Mets, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Once the nerves calmed, it was the Dodgers who jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as they won the game 9-0.

The Dodgers jumped on Mets starter Kodai Senga early. He walked Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernandez after getting Shohei Ohtani to chop out to second base. Will Smith flied out to center field and Max Muncy was able to deliver some runs.

Muncy’s single played Betts and Freeman for the first two runs of the game.

In the second inning, Senga walked Gavin Lux. On a sacrifice to third base from Tommy Edman, Lux moved to second base. Ohtani then singled to score Lux and the Dodgers were up 3-0.

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New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning in Game 1 of a baseball NL Championship Series, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

It was solid hitting from the Dodgers that packed the punch and it last throughout the game. The