On the latest episode of The Mets Pod presented by Tri-State Cadillac, Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo look back on a week of winning without much hitting, and also chat with pitching prospect Matt Allan about his long road back to the mound.

Shohei Ohtani homers on the second pitch of the game and faces hitters for the first time since elbow surgery in a pregame session, but the Dodgers manage just five more hits in 3-1 loss.

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

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New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor, right, and outfielder Tyrone Taylor, left, celebrate after the top of the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, May 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) AP

The Mets’ best hitter this month has been Brett Baty, who batted ninth again on Sunday night. Mendoza said that while moving Baty up to fifth or seventh is tempting, he likes keeping him ninth both to ensure continued comfort and to help put the pitcher under stress as the lineup turns over.

Dodgers can't get the key hit when needed and commit two errors on defense that leads to all the Mets' runs in defeat.

In the Japan vs. Japan battle to lead off Sunday night’s battle between last year’s NLCS teams, Shohei Ohtani took the first point with a home run on the second pitch of the game.

Teoscar Hernández led off the 13th inning with an RBI double and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the New York Mets 7-5 in a wild rematch of last year’s National League Championship Series on a rainy night at Citi Field.

Down 1-0 in the eighth — and without a hit with runners in scoring position all game — the Mets got a game-tying sacrifice fly to left from Soto. An inning later, Lindor won the game with a sacrifice fly to right with the bases loaded that plated Tyrone Taylor.