The Dodgers use timely hits to support Jack Flaherty's gem in the NLCS opener against the Mets

Emotions were running high Sunday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets squared off in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.

Los Angeles was looking for its first World Series berth since the coronavirus-affected 2020 season and the Mets were behind Daniel Murphy's miracle run since the 2015 season.

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Freddie Freeman (right) and Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate after hitting a single by Max Muncy in the first inning in Game 1 of a Baseball NL Championship Series against the New York Mets on Sunday, October 13, 2024 Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

After the nerves calmed down, it was the Dodgers who took the early lead and never looked back as they won the game 9-0.

The Dodgers jumped on Mets starter Kodai Senga early. He passed Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernandez after getting Shohei Ohtani to get out to second base. Will Smith flew to center field and Max Muncy scored a few runs.

Muncy's single scored the first two runs of the game against Betts and Freeman.

In the second inning, Senga walked Gavin Lux. After a sacrifice by Tommy Edman at third base, Lux moved to second base. Ohtani then singled for Lux and the Dodgers took a 3-0 lead.

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New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning in Game 1 of a Baseball NL Championship Series on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

It was a solid hit by the Dodgers that started the strike and lasted the entire game. The Dodgers scored six more runs and did more than enough to support their Game 1 starter, Jack Flaherty.

Flaherty didn't allow a run in seven innings. He struck out two and walked two. On 98 pitches, 52 of them were strikes. He was on the ball.

Daniel Hudson and Ben Casparius finished the game for the Dodgers.

Betts was 1 for 4 with a bases-clearing double in the eighth inning. Muncy was 1 of 4 with two RBI.

The Mets only recorded three hits in the entire game. Jesse Winker, Jose Iglesias and Fernando Alvarez were responsible for the punches.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty throws during the seventh inning in Game 1 of a baseball NL championship series against the New York Mets, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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Game 2 is scheduled for Monday.

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