Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw made a successful return — although the “successful” part didn’t really start until the second inning — but some key hits by the Mets and questionable defense by Los Angeles allowed New York to secure a 5-3 win, giving them the series win and the season series win.
Kershaw threw 25 pitches in the first inning, only 10 of them for strikes, walking three batters in an inning for the first time since 2013. His one run allowed in the game came on a bases-loaded walk in that first inning, but Kershaw settled down to retire the last 13 batters he faced.