Dodgers capitalize on Mets mistakes to clinch another series win

NEW YORK –– The Dodgers beat the Mets at Citi Field again on Saturday.And this time, their hosts offered them plenty of help.On a night Yoshinobu Yamamoto grinded through six innings of one-run ball, and Kyle Tucker opened the scoring by clanking his second home run in as many days off the right-field foul pole in the third inning, the Mets made sure to give the Dodgers just enough breathing room in their 4-3 win, committing a comedy of errors after Tucker’s homer in the third to leave themselves too big a hole to climb out of it.With one out in the inning, a Dalton Rushing single was followed by a ground ball from Shohei Ohtani that could have gone for a double-play.First baseman Brett Baty, however, couldn’t avoid Rushing with his throw to second, grazing the catcher’s helmet to send the ball ricocheting into the outfield.Andy Pages came up next and hit another potential double-play grounder to Baty, who this time managed to complete his throw to second base.

But as Francisco Lindor zipped the ball back across the diamond, pitcher Nolan McLean couldn’t find the bag while trying to cover first, allowing a run to score and the inning to continue.With Max Muncy at the plate two batters later, McLean threw an outside sweeper that catcher Francisco Alvarez flat-up booted behind the plate.The ball bounced out of his glove and skipped away from the plate.

Pages scored standing up to make it a 3-0 game. Come the end of the night, those extra runs would be crucial.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story While Yamamoto tip-toed in and out of danger in his five-hit, three-walk outing –– stranding two runners on base three different times –– the Dodgers bullpen nearly coughed up what had become a 4-1 lead after Andy Pages and Bo Bichette tr...