This was the 12th consecutive season in which the Dodgers made the postseason, which remains the longest active playoff streak in major North American professional sports.

Their series win against San Diego in the NLDS was the first time that a higher-seeded team won that round in the NL since the Dodgers and Braves both did in 2020.

They clinched a playoff berth for the second time in the past three seasons on September 30 following a victory against the Atlanta Braves in the first game of a doubleheader.

The Mets are 64–37 since Grimace, a character from McDonaldland, threw out the first pitch on June 12, with the media, fans, and even the team using this moment as a rallying cry.

In the bottom of the eighth, Mookie Betts hit a bases-clearing double, scoring Hernández, Kevin Kiermaier, and Ohtani as the Dodgers lead then became 9–0.

[14] Francisco Lindor got the scoring started in the top of the first with a leadoff home run off Ryan Brasier, snapping the Dodgers' consecutive postseason scoreless inning streak of 33.

In the bottom of the sixth, Tommy Edman hit a two-run single, scoring Mookie Betts and Teoscar Hernández to cut the Mets' lead to 6–3.

Edwin Díaz got a four-out save for the Mets to tie the series as the NLCS shifts to Queens, NY for Game 3.

In the top of the sixth, Enrique Hernández hit a two-run home run off Reed Garrett to extend the Dodgers' lead to 4–0, scoring Edman.

It was Muncy's 13th career postseason home run with the Dodgers, tying Justin Turner and Corey Seager for the franchise record.

In the top of the first, Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff solo home run off Quintana to give the Dodgers an early lead at 1–0.

In the top of the fourth, Betts hit a two-run RBI double to score Chris Taylor and Ohtani, extending the Dodgers' lead to 5–2.

In the top of the sixth, Betts hit a two-run home run off Phil Maton to extend the Dodgers' lead to 7–2, scoring Ohtani again.

In the bottom of the sixth, after Evan Phillips loaded the bases without recording an out, Blake Treinen escaped a bases-loaded jam without surrendering a run to preserve a five-run lead for the Dodgers.

In the top of the eighth, Edman hit a two-run RBI double to score Betts and Kevin Kiermaier, extending the Dodgers' lead to 9–2.

[20] In the bottom of the first, Pete Alonso hit a three-run home run off Flaherty to give the Mets an early lead.

In the top of the second, Enrique Hernández put the Dodgers on the board via a wild pitch by Peterson to cut the Mets' lead to 3–1.

Reed Garrett escaped a two-out bases-loaded jam in the top of the fourth after striking out Freddie Freeman to prevent the Dodgers from putting more runs on the board.

In the top of the sixth, Mookie Betts hit a solo home run off Ryne Stanek to cut the deficit to 10–6.

In the top of the first, Pete Alonso hit an RBI single to score Francisco Lindor for the Mets to take an early 1–0 lead.

In the top of the fourth, Mark Vientos hit a two-run home run off Ryan Brasier to cut the Dodgers' lead to 6–3.