Kenta Maeda signs a stop, Kenley Jansen wins the Dodgers victory

The Dodgers were looking for a spark when Jedd Gyorko entered the box for the win in the eighth inning of their 3-2 win on Sunday night. They had spoiled three high-scoring chances in the first seven rounds against New York Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler. They only had six outs to bounce back.

The spark was gifted to them. Left-handed Justin Wilson of the Mets began his relief appearance by walking Gyorko. He hesitated to put him in second place and launched a wild pitch to place third. Max Muncy was eliminated – the Dodgers' sixth straight outing with a runner in goal position – but Chris Taylor took advantage of the chance with a RBI double on the center wall to tie the game 2-2.

Gyorko once again made it to the ninth inning, scoring a double of Seth Lugo, the best Mets reliever. The bouncer in the center of Gyorko allowed the Dodgers (97-54) to win the series against a club that was contending last place in the playoffs of the National League. A few hours earlier, the Dodgers dominated home field advantage in the playoffs of the National League Division with the St. Louis Cardinals losing to the Milwaukee Brewers.

This weekend served as a test for the Dodgers. Each night, they met a ruthless right-handed pitcher, the kind of pitcher who filled the playoff rotations. They resolved Noah Syndergaard on Friday. They failed the next two nights. On Saturday, Jacob deGrom made seven scoreless innings. Sunday, Wheeler surprised them.

Wheeler limited Los Angeles to one point over seven innings and pulled out nine without a walk. He avoided traffic jams in the third, sixth and seventh innings, starting with a top-flight success and ending with a runner remaining at second base. He left after making 97 shots with the Mets (77-72) in the lead 2-1.

"It's hard to beat those guns," said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. "I thought we had done a good job, but I think our pitchers kept us in baseball games."

The Mets hit first, scoring two points in quick succession in the second run. Walker Buehler organized a walk in one outing for Robinson Cano, and J.D. Davis was singled out. Brandon Nimmo capitalized by breaking a line reader on the 10th pitch of the at-batte. The ball landed in chalk along the right field line and bounced into the corner, and Nimmo ran for a two-point triple. Frustration resurfaced in the dugout after the 32-run run.

Buehler did not allow another base player. The right handed out the last 11 batters he met until the fifth inning. But he struggled to dismiss the hitters. The Mets fouled 20 of his 71 shots and he only scored one setback.

The short exit was planned. Before the match, Roberts said he wanted to give work to some relief people. Buehler was informed of the plan.

"Since we left, we can afford to do things like that," said Buehler. "It's not my favorite thing in the world, but it's good to see Bullpen go in and throw the ball very well."

Pedro Baez, who had already pitched once the week before, was the first of five that combined for four scoreless innings. He pitched the sixth inning and Dustin May was awarded seventh before Kenley Jansen came in with a tie tied in the eighth.

The right-wing player, who had an encouraging outing on Thursday in Baltimore, was alive again. He shuffled Juan Lagares, Jeff McNeil and Pete Alonso, and eliminated Alonso on three courts for a 10-throw appearance.

"My cutter is a sensitive field, so every time I feel it slam, you just have to hold it," said Jansen (5-3). "And that's what you see the last two games."

Adam Kolarek and Kenta Maeda allied to start a ninth inning. Maeda, who came to the fore at the start of the month, secured the last two outs for the second save of the season and the fifth of his career, made possible by the timely emergence of Gyorko.

Short hop

Roberts said Justin Turner may not return from his left ankle injury on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays as originally planned. Turner has not played since September 7th. Roberts reiterated that Turner was suffering from a sprained ankle and that he "still feels it". Rich Hill said he was considering getting rid of a mound on Tuesday for the first time since the reinjection of the internal collateral ligament. left knee Thursday. The southpaw pitched on flat ground Sunday for the second straight day. He must have an MRI scan of the knee on Monday. … Roberts said the starting rotation would stay online until next weekend. Ross Stripling and Tony Gonsolin are scheduled to start Tuesday and Wednesday against the Rays. Clayton Kershaw, Hyun-Jin Ryu and Buehler will follow against the Colorado Rockies.