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NLCS Showdown Between Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets Was Historically Lopsided

Despite battling it out for six games, the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets traded blowout wins over the course of a largely uninteresting NLCS.

Sam Connon

Oct 20, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Treinen (49) celebrates after beating the New York Mets during Game 6 of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs at Dodger Stadium.
Oct 20, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Treinen (49) celebrates after beating the New York Mets during Game 6 of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs at Dodger Stadium. / Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are headed to the World Series, while the New York Mets are headed home.

The two clubs battled it out for six games in the NLCS, which came to a head Sunday night at Dodger Stadium. And as was the case for the rest of the series, there wasn't much drama in the end.

New York scored first but never led again in what turned out to be a decisive Game 6, going down 6-1 through three innings. Even after the Mets cut the deficit down to three in the fourth, the Dodgers turned on the jets and won 10-5.

That actually made it the second-closest game of the series, which started with Los Angeles winning 9-0 in Game 1. New York won 7-3 in Game 2, then ceded 8-0 and 10-2 losses in Games 3 and 4.

The Mets forced Game 6 in unspectacular fashion, stealing a 12-6 win in Game 5, only to lose by five runs in Game 6.

As noted by MLB Network, the 6.7-run average margin of victory over the course of the 2024 NLCS made it the highest average margin of victory for a single postseason series in MLB history.

The Dodgers are now set to face the New York Yankees in the World Series. The Yankees had a very different experience against the Cleveland Guardians in the ALCS, which featured a handful of clutch home runs and two games that went to extra innings.

Game 1 of the World Series is scheduled for Friday.

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Sam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks. He previously covered UCLA Athletics for Sports Illustrated/FanNation's All Bruins, 247Sports' Bruin Report Online, Rivals' Bruin Blitz, the Bleav Podcast Network and the Daily Bruin, with his work as a sports columnist receiving awards from the College Media Association and Society of Professional Journalists. Connon also wrote for Sports Illustrated/FanNation's New England Patriots site, Patriots Country, and he was on the Patriots and Boston Red Sox beats at Prime Time Sports Talk.

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