Thompson's walk-off homer lifts Dodgers past Mets
LOS ANGELES -- Trayce Thompson pinch-hit a walk-off home run with two outs in the ninth inning, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-2 win over the New York Mets on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium.
It was the Dodgers' first walk-off, pinch-hit home run since Scott Van Slyke hit an 11th-inning shot to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sept. 10, 2013.
Kenley Jansen (1-0) earned the win with one inning of scoreless relief.
Hansel Robles (0-2) retired two batters before serving up the Thompson home run.
Mets starter Jacob deGrom went seven innings and gave up two runs on eight hits. He struck out four without issuing a walk.
Dodgers starter Alex Wood left the game still searching for his second win of the season. Wood gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits, struck out nine and walked two in 6 1/3 innings.
The Dodgers got to deGrom early when Chase Utley and Corey Seager both doubled to open the first inning. Seager's double to center field scored Utley easily, and Gonzalez's fly ball to left field scored Seager to make it 2-0.
The Mets tied the game in the second inning when Wood failed to get the first two batters out and Utley threw away a routine grounder.
Cespedes singled up the middle to lead off, Wilmer Flores reached on an infield single, and Michael Conforto hit a grounder to Utley, who bobbled it, allowing Cespedes to score from second.
Kevin Plawecki continued his hot streak with an RBI single up the middle, scoring Flores and tying the game at 2-2.
New York center fielder Yoenis Cespedes kept the game tied in the fourth and fifth innings. Yasiel Puig hit a high fly ball to lead off the fourth inning, but Cespedes made a leaping catch at the wall for the out.
With two outs in the fifth, Adrian Gonzalez tried to keep the inning alive by stretching a two-out single into a double. Cespedes played the ball off the wall and gunned down Gonzalez with time to spare at second.
NOTES: The Dodgers went with a heavy left-handed-hitting lineup against RHP Jacob deGrom with five lefties and one switch hitter. ... Dodgers 2B Chase Utley returned to the lineup Tuesday batting leadoff, and he went 1-for-4. In 23 starts as the leadoff hitter, Utley is hitting .299 (29-for-97). ... Los Angeles SS Corey Seager also returned to the lineup Tuesday after getting the night off. He went 2-for-4 with an RBI. ... Dodgers OF Alex Guerrero (knee) was due began a rehab assignment at Class A Rancho Cucamonga on Tuesday, going 1-for-5. ... Mets INF Neil Walker was out of the lineup for the third consecutive game due to a badly bruised left shin that he sustained Saturday in San Diego.