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The Mets were blown out by the Dodgers 9-0 in Game 1 of the NLCS, starting the series on a pretty disastrous note. Kodai Senga clearly didn’t have it from the jump; his speed was slow and he couldn’t find the strike zone. He gave up two runs in the first, was sent back for the second and gave up another run before Carlos Mendoza went to the bullpen, while Senga had recorded just four outs. The Dodgers scored three extra runs against David Peterson and three more against José Buttó. Danny Young was the only Mets pitcher with an out, throwing 1 ¹⁄₃ scoreless innings. Although the Mets got solid contact against Jack Flaherty, the offense fell flat overall, Jesse Winker led them out of a potential big inning with a base-running blunder, and Flaherty pitched seven two-hit innings, spending most of the Dodgers’ bullpen made the save. for today’s bullpen game for LA.

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Tim Britton from The Athletics wrote about Kodai Senga’s shaky start in Game 1 and what it will mean for the Mets’ pitching prospects for the rest of the series.

Senga said after the match that he felt his mechanics were off, resulting in a decrease in speed and a lack of control.

We learned late last night that Brandon Nimmo is dealing with a case of plantar fasciitis that has plagued him since May, but got “a lot worse” in the NLDS.

MLB.com published its expert predictions for the NLCS and ALCS. The majority of personnel surveyed chose the Mets over the Dodgers (58%) in the NLCS. The Yankees were a bigger favorite in the ALCS, receiving 73% of the vote to defeat the Guardians.

The Mets added Jeff McNeil to the NLCS roster yesterday, as expected. To make room for him, the Mets opted to go with one fewer pitcher, leaving Luisangel Acuña on the roster as a bench piece and leaving Adam Ottavino off the roster.

Laura Albanese from Newsday recaps all the crazy moments and mascots that made up this wild 2024 Mets season.

David Adler took a deep dive into Francisco Lindor’s swing data and wrote about how it could explain his turnaround this season, from a struggle in April to a top 3 NL MVP candidate.

“I think they’ve shown that this is bullshit,” David Stearns said of the narrative that the current Mets core can’t win big games. “This core has been winning games since June 1, so we can put that to bed now.”

CBS Sports’ Kate Feldman discussed the 10 biggest moments from the 10-day stretch that propelled the Mets into the postseason, all the way to the NLCS.

Around the National League East

Federal Baseball looked at the development of Brady House, the Nationals’ 2021 first-round pick.

Around Major League Baseball

Due to injuries, lefty reliever Alex Vesia and shortstop Miguel Rojas are not on the Dodgers’ NLCS roster. They were replaced by Brent Honeywell and Kevin Keirmaier, respectively.

The Dodgers also said yesterday that they will push Walker Buehler back to Game 3 of the NLCS and go with a bullpen matchup for Game 2 this afternoon.

The Yankees locked in their rotation for the first four games of the ALCS. Carlos Rodón will throw Game 1 tonight, Gerrit Cole will throw Game 2, Clarke Schmidt will throw Game 3 and Luis Gil will take the mound for Game 4.

Yesterday on Amazin’ Avenue

Brian Salvatore previewed the NLCS game between the Mets and Dodgers.

Chris McShane listed the Mets’ three biggest strengths that could help them to a World Series berth.

Vasilis Drimalitis took a look at the Mets’ NLCS appearances in franchise history.

Linda Surovich ranked the top 10 postseason home runs in Mets history.

This date in Mets history

Tommie Agee famously showed off the leather in Game 3 of the World Series on this date in 1969.