Before the Mets rolled into Cincinnati for their four-game series against the Reds at Great American Ball Park, the Los Angeles Dodgers had opened up a 2.5 game lead in the battle for home field advantage in the National League Divisional Series.
However, after the Mets completed a sweep of the Reds this weekend and clinched the NL East division title in the process, the Dodgers on the other hand have suddenly hit a brick wall.
For the first time in eight years, the Dodgers were swept by the Colorado Rockies this weekend after a 12-5 loss on Sunday at Coors Field.
The Dodgers, who have now lost seven of their last nine games, have seen their lead for home field advantage completely evaporate, and it’s now the New York Mets who hold a 1.5 game lead.
The news gets even better for the Mets as they will try to expand their lead against the Philadelphia Phillies beginning on Tuesday, a team they are 14-2 against this season.
Meanwhile, the Dodgers have an arduous task ahead of them as they head to San Francisco for a four game series against the Giants who refuse to die.
“We’re going to play to win as many games as we can, to try to get home-field advantage in the first round,” Terry Collins said on Sunday.
“I think it’s very, very important to have that. It’s something we should shoot for. And I think when you’re still playing for something, it prepares you better.”
In the unlikely event that the battle for home field ends in a tie between the two teams, the Mets own the tiebreaker, having won four of their seven contests against Los Angeles this season.
If you like magic numbers, the magic number for Mets to clinch home field is five. This is a Mets world and we’re all just living in it. Am I right? 🙂
