Los Angeles — Daniel Murphy just hoped no one was watching.
Murphy shocked the sleeping Dodgers by stealing an uncovered third base and went on to score the tying run. Two innings later, Murphy hit a go-ahead homer off Zack Greinke that led the New York Mets over Los Angeles 3-2 Thursday night and into an NL Championship Series matchup with the Chicago Cubs.
After getting past ace pitchers Clayton Kershaw and Greinke, the Mets will try to reach the World Series for the first time since 2000.
“Something doesn’t go right and we bounce back,” said the Mets’ Terry Collins, managing in the postseason for the first time at age 66.