NLDS Game 3: Mets send Dodgers to the brink of elimination.

Brett Anderson

Brett Anderson allowed six runs in three innings in his National League Division Series debut. (Associated Press photo)


NEW YORK — The Mets pushed the Dodgers to the brink of elimination in Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Monday, winning 13-7. The Dodgers know the task ahead of them. Mets starter Matt Harvey made a bold prediction midgame, writes columnist Mark Whicker.

The box score is here. The photo gallery is here.

Chase Utley never played and never spoke to the media, but his day was engulfed in drama.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.