The Dodgers against the Mets was supposed to be somewhat of a postseason preview, with the two best records in baseball facing off just five weeks before the start of the postseason.
In some ways, the first game of the series on Tuesday night was that preview. But also, Heath Hembree got the win and Jake Reed got the save, and neither Hembree nor Reed was on the active roster when the Dodgers landed in New York early Tuesday morning.
The save was the first of Reed’s career, and he was emotional after the game.