Acce s the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. It was cold. It was dark. It was depre sing. It felt just like October. Facing the Dodgers for the first time since falling in last years NLCS, the Mets made a dramatic ninth-inning comeback, then squandered multiple walk-off opportunities before suffering a deflating, 13-inning, rain-interrupted return bout against the defending champs, 7-5, Friday night at Citi Field. The Mets (30-21), who have lost six of their past eight games, had recorded just three hits entering the ninth, and trailed by three, when Jeff McNeil inspired hope, hitting a two-run triple. Tyrone Taylor followed with a game-tying single off Dodgers closer Tanner Scott, but Luisangel Acua struck out with the winning run on third, sending the game to extras. Explore More Juan Soto went 0-for-5, with a walk and failed to capitalize on a walk-off opportunity in the 10th, before Pete Alonso who failed to homer for the 15th straight game, matching the longest drought of his career ended the inning with a deep fly to center. Acua opened his 11th-inning at-bat with three balls, and the bases loaded, but extended the game with a groundout. With runners at the corners, Luis Torrens hit into an inning-ending double play in the 12th. We didnt get the last one, manager Carlos Mendoza said. We had traffic and we kept putting the ball on the ground. They executed pitches and we didnt make adjustments. Max Kranick reacts in the third inning of the Mets 7-5, 13-inning lo s to the Dodgers on May 23, 2025. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Following two scorele s innings by Reed Garrett, Mendoza turned to Huascar Brazobn, who opened the 13th by allowing a run-scoring double to Teoscar Hernndez, then a sacrifice fly to Andy Pages. Francisco Alvarez, who went hitle s and has just two hits in his past 25 at-bats, ended the game Rod Beck Jersey by making his fifth and final out at 12:56 a.m. CHECK OUT THE AND We played hard, we played tough, we had plenty of chances to win it there, McNeil said. We didnt get it done. Its tough. When the 98-minute rain delay ended and the Knicks game was pulled from the jumbotron starter Griffin Canning was left behind, replaced by Max Kranick, who loaded the bases in the third inning, then surrendered the games first run on an infield single by Will Smith. Teoscar Hernndez (right) reacts after scoring on a single hit by Andy Pages with Michael Conforto (left) during the fifth inning of the Mets 7-5, 13-inning lo s to the Dodgers on May 23, 2025. AP Jos Butt and catcher Francisco Alvarez reacts in the fifth inning of the Mets 13-inning lo s to the Dodgers. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Hernndez followed with a hard hit ball past Brett Baty, putting the Dodgers up 3-0. Canning was held responsible, credited with allowing three runs, along with four walks and one hit in 2 / innings. Baty put the Mets on the board in the bottom of the third, hitting his sixth home run of the season. Brett Baty homered in the Mets lo s. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Starling Marte scored on a controversial sac fly. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST He has now hit five home runs in his past 12 games. The Mets cut the deficit to one in the fourth inning, opened with a bunt hit by Starling Marte, who advanced to second on a throwing error. After reaching third, Marte appeared to end the inning by getting thrown out at home after tagging up, only for third base umpire Tripp Gibson to rule that Max Muncy committed obstruction by blocking Martes view of the catch, awarding the Mets the run. Teoscar Hernndez (37) celebrates his RBI single in the 13th inning of the Dodgers win over the Mets. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Reliever Luis Garcia celebrates after getting Francisco Alvarez to line out for the final out of the game during the 13th inning of the Mets lo s to the Dodgers. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect In the fifth, Muncy doubled the Dodgers lead by ripping a single to left, and Pages followed with another run-scoring single, giving L.A. a three-run lead, as the visitors puffed out their chests with Lets go Dodgers chants, filling the brisk air. The Mets fought back, inspiring through the improbable, ultimately coming up just short. It felt just like October. Willie Mays Jersey