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Steven Matz surrendered a career-high five walks to Dodgers

In only his third start of the season, LHP Steven Matz surrendered a career-high five walks Thursday night as the Dodgers completed a four-game sweep of the Mets.

Matz, who started the season on the disabled list, pitched six innings and allowed three runs and three hits, two of which were home runs, while striking out eight batters.

"There's a lot of nights I've been to Dodger Stadium where the ball doesn't fly. And it flew out of here this series like nothing," Mets manager Terry Collins said after the game.

In addition to the two home runs let up by Matz, the Dodgers hit 13 home runs the previous three games, which set a franchise-high for home runs allowed by the Mets during a four-game series.