Dodgers’ Max Muncy: ‘I Know I Can Be a Good Defender’

Dodgers’ Max Muncy: ‘I know I can be a good defender’

CLEVELAND — Max Muncy knows he has to be better defensively. “For me, I just gotta keep showing up every single day, and keep working as hard as I can to figure it out,” Muncy said after his eighth error of the season led to two unearned runs in the Dodgers’ loss to the New York Mets on Sunday night. “I know I haven’t shown it. But I know I can be a good defender. And so I got to keep believing in myself and just keep showing up and putting in t…

Baseball: Ohtani homers but Senga gets win as Mets beat Dodgers

Kodai Senga surrendered a leadoff home run to superstar countryman Shohei Ohtani before steadying the ship and earning his fifth win as the New York Mets saw off the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Sunday.

Defensive errors and lack of timely batting marked Los Angeles Dodgers' defeat

Mets ride Pete Alonso’s power, stellar defense to series win over Dodgers

Viewers who checked in Sunday saw the Mets beat the Dodgers largely because of their gloves, Juan Soto’s legs and Pete Alonso’s might.

Pete Alonso, Kodai Senga help Mets take series from Dodgers

Alonso's two-run shot to rightfield put Mets ahead for good and Senga gave the Mets 5 1/3 strong innings of one-run pitching.

Dodgers’ offense dormant again in 2nd loss to Mets

NEW YORK — Twenty-two pitches in the afternoon, two pitches at night. The two sides of Shohei Ohtani came as close together Sunday as they have been in his two seasons with the Dodgers. He pitched in a live batting practice session during the day, facing hitters for the first time in almost two years. A few hours later, he homered on the second pitch of the game, tying Aaron Judge and Kyle Schwarber for the major-league lead with 18 home runs. T…