Chase Utley may have sent Ruben Tejada to the hospital, but the Mets are on the verge of sending the Dodgers to the morgue.
In a statement game, the Mets blocked out the noise surrounding Utley and his takeout slide that broke Tejada’s right leg and turned the first playoff game in Citi Field history into a laugher Monday.
Curtis Granderson, Yoenis Cespedes and Travis d’Arnaud all delivered big hits, making Matt Harvey’s mediocre start a footnote on a night the Mets rolled to a 13-7 victory in Game 3 of the NLDS.
The Mets, ahead 2-1 in the series, plan to pitch Steven Matz on Tuesday in the potential NLDS clincher.