The Dodgers Never Rallied

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Copyrighted by Sarah Morris, 2025

On a picturesque Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium, the Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the New York Mets 6-to-1. Tony Gonsolin pitched six innings and allowed three runs.  Ryan Loutos allowed a three-run homer to Pete Alfonso. In the ninth, Andy Pages homered, but the Dodgers never rallied.

Tony Gonsolin plunked Francisco Lindor to begin the game. A fielding error by Kiké Hernández moved Lindor to third. Gonsolin allowed a stolen base. A ground-out by Juan Soto scored a run. Pete Alfonso blasted a two-run homer. Gonsolin retired the next two hitters to get out of the inning.

The Dodgers didn’t do anything offensively in the first.

With an out in the second, Gonsolin allowed a single, but he coaxed a double play to end the scoreless inning.

With two outs in the second, Andy Pages had an infield single but was left.

Gonsolin allowed a single with an out in the third. Soto walked. Gonsolin escaped from the jam.

With two outs in the third, Shohei Ohtani singled but was stranded.

Gonsolin issued a walk to begin the fourth and retired the next three batters.

With two outs in the fourth, Max Muncy walked but was stranded.

Soto walked with two outs in the fifth but was left.

With an out in the fifth, Dalton Rushing singled but was left.

Anthony Banda relieved Gonsolin in the sixth with a perfect inning.

The Dodgers didn’t do anything offensively in the sixth.

Lou Trivino relieved Banda in the seventh with a perfect frame.

Pages doubled with an out in the seventh, and Michael Conforto was plunked. The Dodgers couldn’t capitalize on a scoring opportunity.

Ryan Loutos relieved Trivino in the eighth and issued a walk to open the inning. Soto walked. Alfonso hit a monstrous three-run homer. He retired the next three hitters.

Ohtani opened the eighth with a single and moved to second on Mookie Betts’ grounder. Ohtani was stranded.

Loutos continued pitching in the ninth with a perfect inning.

With an out in the ninth, Pages homered.  

By admin

Since 1977, I have been an avid Dodger fan. In high school, I became my school's baseball statistician and vowed to have a career in baseball. After I graduated from Pasadena City College, I started writing about my favorite team. In August 2001, I was featured in Her Blue Haven by Bill Plaschke. I was a freelance writer for Major League Baseball Advanced Media from 2001 to 2018. This website provides you a professional outlook on the Los Angeles Dodgers. No article will take you more than two minutes to read. Missed a game? No problem. You can read a game summary in two minutes or less.