The last time the Dodgers saw the Mets, New York gave up seven unanswered runs in the final two innings, Jorge Lopez threw his glove into the stands and Francisco Lindor called a players-only meeting after the game. That was May 29. That was rock bottom. The Mets were 22–33, a depth from which only the 1974 Pirates and 2005 Astros recovered to make the playoffs.
Now they meet in the National League Championship Series and the team Los Angeles is reintroduced to is the best team in baseball over these five months (72-42). The Mets are not a hot team. They are a team loaded with veterans who have found its way with a solid rotation and a dangerous rally-oriented offense.
