Schedule and 2024 Results
Regular Season Records: Los Angeles Dodgers 98-64, New York Mets 89-73
Game 1 on Sunday, 13 October: New York Mets lose at Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-runs-nil
Game 2 on Monday, 14 October: New York Mets win at Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-runs-3
Game 3 on Wednesday, 16 October: Los Angeles Dodgers win at New York Mets, 8-runs-nil
Game 4 on Thursday, 17 October: Los Angeles Dodgers win at New York Mets, 10-runs-2
Game 5 on Friday, 18 October: Los Angeles Dodgers lose at New York Mets, 12-runs-6
Game 6 on Sunday, 20 October: New York Mets lose at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10-runs-5

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Los Angeles Dodgers hosted and defeated the New York Mets 10-runs-5 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1582 victory. With the series 1582 win, the Los Angeles Dodgers improve their best-of-7 MLB playoff series record to 11-12 overall and 5-6 in the Semifinals round. With the series 1582 loss, the New York Mets see their best-of-7 MLB playoff series record fall to 5-7 overall and 3-4 in the Semifinals round. The win order for the victorious Los Angeles Dodgers in series 1582 was WLWWLW: Series 1582 thus becomes the second MLB Semifinals-round series, the sixth MLB series (all rounds), and the 58th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. In series 1582, the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets combined to set a new record for a best-of-7 MLB Semifinals series lasting six games, with 72 total runs in those six games; the previous such record was 69 total runs, set in series 1153 (the 2011 National League Championship Series) by the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers. In series 1582, the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets combined to set a new record for a best-of-7 MLB playoff series (all rounds) lasting six games, with a sum of victory margins of 40 runs in those six games; the previous such record was a sum of victory margins of 34 runs, set in series 1482 (the 2021 American League Championship Series) by the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox. In series 1582, the Los Angeles Dodgers set a new record for a best-of-7 MLB playoff series (all rounds) lasting six games with 46 total runs, breaking the old record of 45 total runs set in series 650 (the 1993 World Series) by the Toronto Blue Jays.

After Game 5: The New York Mets hosted and bested the Los Angeles Dodgers 12-runs-6 to reduce the Los Angeles Dodgers best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1582 lead to 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers have a series record of 6-0 and a Game 6 record of 3-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the New York Mets have a series record of 1-3 and a Game 6 record of 3-1. Trailing a best-of-7 MLB playoff series 3-games-2, the New York Mets notched their sole series victory in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 475, over the Boston Red Sox in the 1986 MLB Finals. The series 1582 win/site order as posted by the Los Angeles Dodgers through five games is WLWWL@HHVVV: In the history of best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, teams posting such a win/site order had a 2-3 series record and a 2-3 Game 6 record: Both series winners (the New York Yankees in series 336, the 1977 MLB Finals over the Los Angeles Dodgers; the Toronto Blue Jays in series 650, the 1993 MLB Finals over the Philadelphia Phillies) won Game 6 to secure the series victory; all three Game 6 losers (the St. Louis Cardinals in series 201, the 1968 MLB Finals to the Detroit Tigers; the Baltimore Orioles in series 366, the 1979 MLB Finals to the Pittsburgh Pirates; the old Cleveland Indians in series 1319, the 2016 MLB Finals to the Chicago Cubs) also lost Game 7 to lose the series.

After Game 4: The Los Angeles Dodgers visited and defeated the New York Mets 10-runs-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1582 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers have a series record of 3-0 and a Game 5 record of 2-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the New York Mets have a series record of 0-3 and a Game 5 record of 1-2. In Games 3-4 of series 1582, the Los Angeles Dodgers outscored the Mets in New York by a combined 18-runs-2: The 16-run differential in favor of the visitors in Games 3-4 is the second-largest such differential achieved by a road team in Games 3-4 of a best-of-7 MLB playoff series. The largest: In series 1053 (the 2008 American League Championship Series) Games 3-4, the Tampa Bay Rays outscored the Red Sox in Boston by a combined 22-runs-5 for a 17-run differential in favor of the visitors.

After Game 3: The Los Angeles Dodgers visited and shut out the New York Mets 8-runs-nil to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1582 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers have a series record of 3-3 and a Game 4 record of 2-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the New York Mets have a series record of 1-4 and a Game 4 record of 3-2. Once before have the Los Angeles Dodgers followed a WLW@HHV win/site order through three games of a best-of-7 MLB playoff series: In series 1451, the Dodgers did so in the 2020 MLB Finals against the Tampa Bay Rays, en route to the 2020 MLB championship. Trailing a best-of-7 MLB playoff series 2-games-1, the New York Mets notched their sole series victory in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 475, over the Boston Red Sox in the 1986 MLB Finals.

After Game 2: The New York Mets visited and bested the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-runs-3 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1582 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Los Angeles Dodgers have a series record of 4-5 and a Game 3 record of 3-6, while the New York Mets have a series record of 2-3 and a Game 3 record of 3-2. One of the best-of-7 MLB playoff series in which the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets were tied 1-game-all after two games was series 524 (the 1988 National League Championship Series) pitting the Dodgers against the Mets; Los Angeles would prevail in that series in seven games en route to a 1988 MLB Finals victory. In series 1582, the Los Angeles Dodgers have opened a best-of-7 MLB playoff series WL @ HH for the third time in their history: in 2020, the Dodgers did so in the MLB Finals and defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in six games; in 2017, the Dodgers did so in the MLB Finals and lost to the Houston Astros in seven games. In the history of best-of-7 MLB playoff series, teams such as the New York Mets in series 1582 which lose Game 1 by nine or more runs, and win Game 2 by any margin, have a 3-0 series record.

After Game 1: The Los Angeles Dodgers hosted and shut out the New York Mets 9-runs-nil to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1582 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Los Angeles Dodgers have a series record of 4-3 and a Game 2 record of 5-2. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the New York Mets have a series record of 3-4 and a Game 2 record of 3-4 (with an active four-Game 2 losing streak). Series 1582 Game 1 is the most one-sided shutout in best-of-7 MLB Semifinals Game 1 history, overtaking series 1416 Game 1 (in which the New York Yankees visited and defeated the Houston Astros 7-runs-nil in Game 1 of their 2019 American League Championship Series). Series 1582 Game 1 is the most one-sided shutout in a best-of-7 MLB Game 1 (any round) since series 411, in which the Milwaukee Brewers visited and defeated the Cardinals in St. Louis 10-runs-nil in Game 1 of the 1982 World Series. Series 1582 Game 1 ties series 55 Game 1 (in which the Chicago Cubs visited and defeated the Tigers in Detroit 9-runs-nil in Game 1 of the 1945 World Series) for the third-most one-sided best-of-7 MLB playoff Game 1 (any round) in history.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2024 MLB regular season, the Los Angeles Dodgers finished nine games ahead of the New York Mets. From 1905 through the 2023 MLB Finals round, when MLB teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by nine regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 1-2 (.333) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1582 is the 23rd best-of-7 MLB playoff series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the twelfth for the New York Mets. In best-of-7 MLB playoff series, the Los Angeles Dodgers have an all-rounds series record of 10-12, a Semifinals-round series record of 4-6, and a Game 1 record of 7-15, while the New York Mets have an all-rounds series record of 5-6, a Semifinals-round series record of 3-3, and a Game 1 record of 4-7. Series 1582 is the second best-of-7 MLB playoff series meeting between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets. In their only previous best-of-7 MLB playoff series meeting, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets in six games in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 524 (in the 1988 National League Championship Series). Once before did the New York Mets trail a best-of-7 MLB playoff series opponent by nine regular-season games: In series 216, the 100-62 Mets finished nine regular-season games behind the 109-53 Baltimore Orioles, but defeated the Orioles in the 1969 MLB Finals.