NY Times · May 10, 2016
Mets’ Only Revenge Against Dodgers Is a Victory
Photo The Mets’ Curtis Granderson hitting the first pitch by Dodgers starter Scott Kazmir for a home run.LOS ANGELES — The Mets exacted pitiless revenge against Chase Utley. They did it last October when they beat the Dodgers in Game 5 of their division series.
They had another opportunity to send a more pointed message directly to Utley in a lower-stakes setting at Dodger Stadium on Monday. They chose to let the moment pass, and Utley was spared the retribution of a punitive fastball in the ribcage.
But he suffered the same result as last October because the Mets beat the Dodgers again, this time by 4-2, in the first meeting between these old rivals since their playoff encounter.