2024 National League Championship Series
Team (Wins) Managers Season Los Angeles Dodgers (4) Dave Roberts 98–64 (.605), GA: 5 New York Mets (2) Carlos Mendoza 89–73 (.549), GB: 6
Dates	October 13–20
MVP	Tommy Edman (Los Angeles)
Umpires	Jordan Baker,Marvin Hudson,Nic Lentz,Bill Miller (crew chief),Mike Muchlinski,David Rackley,Jeremie Rehak
Broadcast
Television	Fox (Games 1–2) FS1 (Games 2–6)
TV announcers	Joe Davis,John Smoltz,Ken Rosenthal, andTom Verducci
Radio	ESPN
Radio announcers	Jon Sciambi andDoug Glanville
NLDS	New York Mets overPhiladelphia Phillies (3–1) Los Angeles Dodgers overSan Diego Padres (3–2)
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The2024 National League Championship Series was abest-of-seven playoff inMajor League Baseball's2024 postseason. It matched the overall #1 seedLos Angeles Dodgers against the sixth-seededNew York Mets. The Dodgers won the series, four games to two, to becomeNational League (NL) champions and advance to the2024 World Series. For his performance, DodgersutilitymanTommy Edman won theNL Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award.

The series began on October 13 and ended on October 20.Fox andFS1 televised the games in the U.S.^[1][2]

The Dodgers went on to defeat theAmerican League champion and the Mets fellowSubway Series rivalNew York Yankees in the2024 World Series to win their eighth World Series title in franchise history.

TheLos Angeles Dodgers qualified for the postseason as theNational League West division winner and the league's top seed. They clinched a playoff berth with a victory over theMarlins on September 19. This was the 12th consecutive season in which the Dodgers made the postseason, which remains the longest active playoff streak in major North American professional sports.^[3] The Dodgers clinched the National League West division with a victory over thePadres on September 26, their third consecutive division championship and 11th in the past 12 seasons. In theDivision Series, they defeated theirintrastate division rival San Diego Padres in five games to advance to the National League Championship Series for the first time since2021 and the seventh time in 12 years (2013,2016–2018,2020–2021, and 2024). Their series win against San Diego in the NLDS was the first time that a higher-seeded team won that round in the NL since theDodgers andBraves both did in2020. This was Los Angeles' 16th National League Championship Series appearance, which leads the league.

TheNew York Mets qualified for the postseason as the sixth seedwild card entrant. They clinched a playoff berth for the second time in the past three seasons on September 30 following a victory against theAtlanta Braves in the first game of a doubleheader. In theWild Card Series, they defeated the National League Central champion and third-seedMilwaukee Brewers in three games, highlighted byPete Alonso's go-ahead three-run home run in the ninth inning in the winner-take-all Game 3. In theDivision Series, they defeated the National League East champion and second-seedPhiladelphia Phillies in four games, highlighted byFrancisco Lindor's go-ahead grand slam in Game 4 in the sixth inning. The Mets advanced to the National League Championship Series for the first time since2015, when they most recently won the pennant. The Mets are 64–37 sinceGrimace, a character fromMcDonaldland, threw out the first pitch on June 12, with the media, fans, and even the team using this moment as a rallying cry.^[4][5][6][7] This was the Mets' ninth appearance in the NLCS.

This was the third straight year that the sixth-seeded team advanced to the NLCS, with the2022 Phillies and the2023 Diamondbacks both accomplishing this feat and also the third straight year a sub 90–win team has made the NLCS. Additionally, with theNew York Yankees clinching an ALCS berth the night after the Mets, this is the furthest that both New York teams have gone in the postseason since2000, when the Yankees beat the Mets in theWorld Series in five games.

This series marked the fourth postseason meeting between the Dodgers and the Mets. This was a rematch of the1988 NLCS, which the Dodgers won in seven games en route to aWorld Series title. The other previous postseason meetings were in the2006 NLDS and, most recently, the2015 NLDS, both of which the Mets won. They swept the former series and won the latter in five games. The Dodgers won the 2024 regular season series against the Mets, 4–2.

Los Angeles won the series, 4–2.

Kodai Senga, making just his third start in 2024 between the regular season and postseason, started Game 1 for the Mets opposite Los Angeles'Jack Flaherty.Max Muncy got the scoring started in the bottom of the first with a two-run single, scoringMookie Betts andFreddie Freeman. In the bottom of the second,Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI single, scoringGavin Lux to extend the Dodgers' lead to 3–0. Senga was removed from the game having pitched just1+1⁄3 innings, allowing three earned runs and throwing just 10 of 30 pitches for strikes. In the bottom of the fourth,Tommy Edman hit an RBI single, scoringEnrique Hernández to extend the score to 4–0. Ohtani then hit an RBI single, scoring Edman as he advanced to second base after a fielding error byStarling Marte. Freeman then extended the Dodgers' lead to 6–0 after hitting an RBI single, scoring Ohtani. Flaherty allowed only two hits while striking out six in seven scoreless innings. In the bottom of the eighth,Mookie Betts hit a bases-clearing double, scoring Hernández,Kevin Kiermaier, and Ohtani as the Dodgers lead then became 9–0. The Dodgers shut out the Mets, 9–0 to take Game 1 of the series.

This was the third consecutive shutout for the Dodgers, tying the all-time Major League record of 33 consecutive scoreless innings during the postseason. They became the third team ever to pitch three consecutive postseason shutouts, joining the1905 New York Giants and the1966 Baltimore Orioles.^[14]

Francisco Lindor got the scoring started in the top of the first with a leadoff home run offRyan Brasier, snapping the Dodgers' consecutive postseason scoreless inning streak of 33. In the top of the second,Tyrone Taylor hit an RBI double, scoringStarling Marte to make it 2–0.Mark Vientos then hit agrand slam home run to extend the Mets' lead to 6–0. In the bottom of the fifth,Max Muncy hit a solo home run offSean Manaea to score the first run for the Dodgers. In the bottom of the sixth,Tommy Edman hit a two-run single, scoringMookie Betts andTeoscar Hernández to cut the Mets' lead to 6–3. Marte hit an RBI single in the top of the ninth, scoringPete Alonso to extend the Mets' lead to 7–3.Edwin Díaz got a four-out save for the Mets to tie the series as the NLCS shifts to Queens, NY for Game 3.^[15]

Game 3 featured pitchersLuis Severino for the Mets andWalker Buehler for the Dodgers. The Dodgers got the ball rolling when they scored two runs in the top of the second whenWill Smith hit an RBI single, scoringMax Muncy. ThenTommy Edman hit a sacrifice fly, scoringTeoscar Hernández to give the Dodgers an early 2–0 lead. In the bottom of the second, Buehler escaped a one-out bases-loaded jam without surrendering a run by striking outFrancisco Álvarez andFrancisco Lindor to preserve the lead for the Dodgers. In the top of the sixth,Enrique Hernández hit a two-run home run offReed Garrett to extend the Dodgers' lead to 4–0, scoring Edman. In the top of the eighth,Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run home run offTylor Megill, and then in the ninth,Max Muncy hit a solo home run, also off Megill, extending the Dodgers' lead to 8–0. It was Muncy's 13th career postseason home run with the Dodgers, tyingJustin Turner andCorey Seager for the franchise record. The Dodgers' bullpen held the Mets scoreless most of the game for their second shutout as they took a 2–1 series lead.^[16]

With that win, the Dodgers became the first team to have three shutout wins by seven or more runs in a single postseason. Also, it was the first time that the Dodgers had three shutout wins by seven or more runs in a five-game span in franchise history.^[17]

Game 4 featured pitchersJosé Quintana for the Mets andYoshinobu Yamamoto for the Dodgers. In the top of the first,Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff solo home run off Quintana to give the Dodgers an early lead at 1–0. At the bottom of the first, the Mets answered with a home run of their own whenMark Vientos hit a solo home run off Yamamoto. It was Vientos' 12th RBI in the postseason, tyingCurtis Granderson andJohn Olerud for the franchise record for most RBIs in a single postseason.^[18] In the top of the third,Tommy Edman hit an RBI double, scoring Ohtani andEnrique Hernández delivered an RBI single, scoringMookie Betts to extend the Dodgers' lead to 3–1. In the bottom of the third,Brandon Nimmo got out via a groundout, but scoredFrancisco Álvarez to cut the Dodgers' lead to 3–2. In the top of the fourth, Betts hit a two-run RBI double to scoreChris Taylor and Ohtani, extending the Dodgers' lead to 5–2. In the top of the sixth, Betts hit a two-run home run offPhil Maton to extend the Dodgers' lead to 7–2, scoring Ohtani again. In the bottom of the sixth, afterEvan Phillips loaded the bases without recording an out,Blake Treinen escaped a bases-loaded jam without surrendering a run to preserve a five-run lead for the Dodgers. In the top of the eighth, Edman hit a two-run RBI double to score Betts andKevin Kiermaier, extending the Dodgers' lead to 9–2. CatcherWill Smith then hit an RBI single to score Edman to make it 10–2.Edgardo Henriquez closed out the game for a blowout victory for the Dodgers to extend their series lead to 3–1.^[19]

Max Muncy had three walks and a single in his first four plate appearances in the game, extending his on-base streak to 12 straight appearances, a record for a single playoff series, and tied withReggie Jackson for overall playoff appearances.^[20]

Game 5 featured starting pitchersDavid Peterson for the Mets andJack Flaherty for the Dodgers in his second NLCS start. In the top of the first, the Dodgers hit a single and double to put two runners in scoring position, however, David Peterson stranded both of them.^[21] In the bottom of the first,Pete Alonso hit a three-run home run off Flaherty to give the Mets an early lead. In the top of the second,Enrique Hernández put the Dodgers on the board via a wild pitch by Peterson to cut the Mets' lead to 3–1. In the bottom of the third,Starling Marte hit a two-run RBI double to score Alonso andJesse Winker.Francisco Álvarez then hit an RBI single followed by a two-run RBI triple byFrancisco Lindor followed by an RBI single byBrandon Nimmo as the Mets blew the door wide open with a five-run third inning. In the top of the fourth,Andy Pages hit a solo home run off Peterson to cut the Mets' lead to 8–2.Reed Garrett escaped a two-out bases-loaded jam in the top of the fourth after striking outFreddie Freeman to prevent the Dodgers from putting more runs on the board. In the bottom of the fourth, Winker hit an RBI triple to extend the Mets' lead to 9–2.Jeff McNeil then hit a sacrifice fly extending the lead to 10–2. In the top of the fifth, Pages hit a three-run home run off Garrett for his second home run of the game to cut the Dodgers' deficit to 10–5. In the top of the sixth,Mookie Betts hit a solo home run offRyne Stanek to cut the deficit to 10–6. In the bottom of the sixth,Jeff McNeil hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Winker to extend the lead to 11–6. In the bottom of the eighth, Marte hit an RBI single, scoring Alonso to make the final score 12–6.Edwin Díaz closed the game as the Mets avoided elimination to force Game 6 and send the series back to Los Angeles.^[22]

The Mets’ 12 runs were the second most they scored in a postseason game in franchise history, tied withGame 4 of the 2006 NLCS and behind onlyGame 3 of the 2015 NLDS, where they scored 13 (also against the Dodgers at Citi Field).

The Mets did not strike out during the game, marking the first time since Game 2 of the2002 World Series that a team did not strike out in a playoff game.^[23]

Game 6 featured starting pitchersSean Manaea for the Mets in his second NLCS start andMichael Kopech leading a bullpen game for the Dodgers. In the top of the first,Pete Alonso hit an RBI single to scoreFrancisco Lindor for the Mets to take an early 1–0 lead. In the bottom of the first, the Dodgers answered back withTommy Edman hitting a two-run RBI double to scoreShohei Ohtani andTeoscar Hernández, taking the lead at 2–1, which was the first lead change of the series. In the top of the third,Anthony Banda escaped a two-out bases-loaded jam without surrendering any runs. In the bottom of the third,Tommy Edman hit a two-run home run off Manaea andWill Smith then hit a two-run home run offPhil Maton to extend the Dodgers' lead to 6–1. In the top of the fourth,Mark Vientos hit a two-run home run offRyan Brasier to cut the Dodgers' lead to 6–3. In the top of the sixth, the Mets loaded the bases againstEvan Phillips but were unable to score. In the bottom of the sixth, Ohtani hit an RBI single to score Smith and in the top of the seventh, Álvarez hit a sacrifice fly with one out to scoreTyrone Taylor making it a 7–4 game. In the bottom of the eighth,Mookie Betts hit an RBI double, Teoscar Hernández then hit a sacrifice fly to score Ohtani andEnrique Hernández hit an RBI single to score Edman making the score 10–4. In the top of the ninth,Jeff McNeil hit an RBI single cut the lead to 10–5.Blake Treinen worked the last two innings for the save as the Dodgers moved on to the World Series, their first appearance since2020. It was the first time the Dodgers clinched a pennant atDodger Stadium since1988, which also came against the Mets. Tommy Edman won theNL Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award for collecting 11 hits (including 3 doubles and a home run) and driving in a total of 11 runs in this series.^[24]

The 2024 NLCS had an average margin of victory of 6.7, the highest in MLB postseason history. The Dodgers scored 46 runs in the series, which set an LCS record, two more than theAtlanta Braves in the1996 NLCS, and was the second-most runs scored by a team in any postseason series, behind only theNew York Yankees in the1960 World Series, who scored 55 runs in seven games (the Yankees famously lost this series to thePittsburgh Pirates). The Dodgers also became only the third team in history to outscore their opponent in the NLCS by 20 or more runs, joining the 1996 Braves and2017 Dodgers. The nine runs scored by Ohtani in the series set a new Dodgers postseason record, surpassingCorey Seager's2020 NLCS mark by one and the Dodgers walked 42 times in the series, a major league record, surpassing the previous mark of 40 set by theSt. Louis Cardinals in the2011 World Series andCleveland Indians in the1997 World Series.^[25]

With the Mets' loss, they were the first team to defeat theMilwaukee Brewers in the postseason andnot make the World Series.^[26]

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