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.

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.

Juan Soto has struggled with the Mets and, although David Ortiz believes he'll turn things around, he cautioned the team about expectations.

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.

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.

Luis Torrens got the start for Sunday night’s series finale against the Dodgers, the first time he has started in back-to-back games since Francisco Alvarez returned on April 25 from a fractured hamate bone in his left hand.

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.

The Mets moved up Wednesday’s start time to avoid the oncoming weather, but even so Griffin Canning rained on the parade.