"It's Juan Soto being Juan Soto," Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said.

Max Muncy and the Los Angeles Dodgers square off against Juan Soto and the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium on Thursday at 4:10 p.m. ET, in the third game of a four-game series.

Michael Conforto would get his first signature Dodgesr moment, driving in the winning run in the top of the eighth.

Their regular season series concludes on Thursday with a rare midweek afternoon start time at Dodger Stadium.

“We ended up splitting the series, but it felt like we gave that one away,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. “We were sloppy today. We didn’t play well.”

Francisco Lindor is not immediately headed to the injured list after his toe was broken by a pitch in the New York Mets’ game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.

Lindor told reporters that he will continue to play if he can manage the pain this weekend against Colorado.

Pete Alonso homered twice and drove in five runs, Griffin Canning held baseball’s best offense scoreless for six innings and the New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Wednesday night....

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The Dodgers made history when they opened the season with eight straight wins, something no reigning World Series champion had ever done. But they’ve been just a shade above mediocre since then. “I wouldn't say [I’m] worried.

With a 39-23 record, New York leads the National League and sits 1.5 games ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East.