NEW YORK —
An immovable object met an unstoppable force at Citi Field on Tuesday afternoon.
The Dodgers’ slumping offense. And the New York Mets’ balky late-game bullpen.
This time, the Dodgers offense triumphed. Barely.
After entering the ninth inning down a run — and on the verge of a sixth consecutive loss — in the first game of a doubleheader at Citi Field, the Dodgers instead pushed the game to extra innings before completing a 5-2 comeback win with three runs in the 10th.
It was the kind of timely outburst that had eluded the Dodgers in recent weeks, when their struggling lineup had led to five straight losses and nine out of 16 overall.