Mets rally past Dodgers 8‑3 behind late homers
NEW YORK (Interstat) — The New York Mets snapped a two-game skid Sunday afternoon at Citi Field, rallying past the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3 behind three-run homers from Tyrone Taylor and Marcus Semien. Taylor’s blast in the sixth inning erased a 3-1 deficit, and Semien followed with a three-run shot in the seventh to cap the scoring. The Dodgers, who dropped to 67-39, took an early lead with two runs in the third and one in the fourth. They outhit the Mets 9-6 but could not hold the advantage. Cionel Pérez (4-3) earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief, striking out three. Evan Phillips (0-2) took the loss after allowing one run in two-thirds of an inning. Emmet Sheehan started for Los Angeles and struck out five over five innings, allowing one earned run. Attendance was 34,566, and the game lasted 3 hours, 3 minutes.