Quintana’s outing started terribly and did not improve much, the second pitch of the game a 1-0 sinker that Shohei Ohtani demolished for a home run into the Mets’ bullpen, a bullet of a drive that jumped off his bat at 117.8 mph.

As the Los Angeles Dodgers gear up for Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the New York Mets at Citi Field, they're missing a key piece of their offensive puzzle.  All-Star first baseman and former MVP Freddie Freeman will not be in the lineup,

After Quintana put two on with one out in the fourth, the Mets, down 3-2, pulled him for Butto. Butto had struggled through his first postseason, coming in allowing four earned runs in only 4 2/3 innings. Still, with two right-handers coming up, the Mets played the matchups.