Dodgers top Mets 4-2 with Sasaki's strong outing and Tucker's late homer

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Dodgers top Mets 4-2 with Sasaki's strong outing and Tucker's late homer
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The Los Angeles Dodgers opened their series against the New York Mets with a 4-2 win at Citi Field on July 24, 2026. Roki Sasaki delivered a dominant performance, pitching seven innings, allowing only one run on three hits, and striking out nine. The Dodgers rallied after the Mets took an early lead, tying the game with a sacrifice fly from Miguel Rojas and eventually going ahead with a two-run homer from Kyle Tucker in the eighth. Francisco Alvarez added a solo homer for the Mets in the eighth, but the Dodgers held on for the win. Their next matchup features RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto against Mets rookie Nolan McLean.

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  • Roki Sasaki pitched seven innings, striking out nine and allowing one run.
  • Kyle Tucker hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning.
  • Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani contributed key hits and runs.
  • Francisco Alvarez hit a solo home run for the Mets in the eighth.
  • The Dodgers will face the Mets again with Yoshinobu Yamamoto starting.
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Roki Sasaki pitched seven sparkling innings, Kyle Tucker hit a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 4-2 on Friday night. Freddie Freeman had three hits and Shohei Ohtani put Los Angeles ahead 2-1 with a sacrifice fly off Brooks Raley (4-5) in the seventh. Tucker homered off left-handed reliever A.J. Minter with two outs in the eighth after Freeman singled leading off the inning and stole second base.

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Kyle Tucker homered for the second consecutive game, Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one run in six gritty innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers capitalized on two defensive mistakes by the New York Mets in a 4-3 victory Saturday night. Freddie Freeman had his third straight three-hit game and Andy Pages drove in two runs against New York rookie Nolan McLean (7-7).

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Kyle Tucker picked a good time for his first home run of July, hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning which game the Dodgers breathing room for their third straight win on Friday night, beating the Mets to improve to 5-2 on the road trip. Tucker’s previous home run came on June 27, […]

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