NEW YORK >> On paper, Friday seemed like the Dodgers’ biggest challenge among their four games against the Mets.
Zack Greinke couldn’t start. He had flown to Los Angeles for the birth of his first child, Bode Nicholas Greinke, on Thursday night and wouldn’t be ready to pitch at Citi Field until Saturday. The Dodgers placed Greinke on the paternity list before the game.
The team leader in RBIs and home runs, Adrian Gonzalez, was getting a day off. So was All-Star catcher Yasmani Grandal.
The ultimate name in the Lineup Of Misfit Toys was the Dodgers’ starting pitcher, Ian Thomas.