Mets 8, Dodgers 3: Ending a successful road trip with a dud

The Dodgers dropped the finale of a nine-game road trip by losing to the Mets, 8-3, though they still had a successful 6-3 start to the second half. More than anything, I was just surprised they actually tried today. ====== Emmet Sheehan has had a rough go of late and things looked as bad as they could get to start today. A bloop double was followed by a pair of singles to make it 1-0 Mets early. Lindor gets us started! ? pic.twitter.com/RAjTLWshgm — New York Mets (@Mets) July 26, 2026 But thanks to the defense, that was almost literally it. Sheehan rebounded by retiring the final three of that inning, stranding a lead-off hit batter in the 2nd, and two-out walks in the both the 3rd and 4th. He got his first clean inning in his final inning of the day in the 5th. As alluded to, Andy Pages and Max Muncy helped. Surprised this was as routine for Pages as it was. pic.twitter.com/iaX9BVWF4H — Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) July 26, 2026 Max Muncy barehand play to get Francisco Lindor , lol. What. pic.twitter.com/VKoy6YemhM — Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) July 26, 2026 The velocity was down again, which is concerning, but
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