The Dodgers are three (scoreless) outs away from making history against the Mets

Heading into Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers are three scoreless outings away from setting an MLB record.

Entering Monday, the Dodgers had gone 33 consecutive scoreless innings — an NL postseason record, and tied with the 1966 Baltimore Orioles for the MLB record. One more scoreless inning against the New York Mets, and Los Angeles would own the mark.

“Obviously the players involved in all those scoreless innings were great, and I think defensively, we were very good at converting outs when we needed to,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after the team's 9-0 win in the game. 1 of NLCS on Sunday.

“I think the coaches did a great job of relaying the information and making it real and allowed our pitchers and catchers to do a great job of sequencing, catching the ball the right way. And the front office, just the information we get. I just think how we're preventing runs, it's a total team effort.”

After giving up six runs in the bottom of the second to the San Diego Padres in Game 3 of the NL Divisional Series, 12 Los Angeles pitchers combined to throw 33 shutout innings. The poor effort allowed the Dodgers to come back from a 2-1 hole against the Padres, before doing the same to the Mets on Sunday, knocking them out in the final two games of the series.

In addition to being one of only three teams to pitch three straight postseason shutouts, Los Angeles pitchers also combined to throw a perfect game during the streak. From Game 5 of the NLDS through the third inning of Game 1 of the NLCS, the Dodgers retired 28 straight batters. (New York shortstop Francisco Lindor broke the streak with a walk in the fourth.)

The streak has quieted two of the top offenses of the regular season so far. San Diego led all MLB teams with a .263 batting average in 2024. The Padres and Mets rank sixth and ninth, respectively, in OPS. They were also ranked seventh and eighth in runs scored.

Los Angeles did all of this amid injuries to a large portion of its pitching staff.

All-Star starter Tyler Glasnow has been out since August. Gavin Stone, who led the team in starts during the regular season, was sidelined in September and has since undergone shoulder surgery. Longtime starter Clayton Kershaw suffered a toe injury. Joe Kelly, a member of the 2020 World Series team, has been ruled out. And even though he's hurting, Shohei Ohtani isn't pitching as he recovers from Tommy John surgery.