<p>Mark Vientos&#39; grand slam and&nbsp;Francisco Lindor&#39;s leadoff homer helped lead the Mets past the Dodgers to even the NLCS at a game apiiece. Newsday&#39;s Mets beat writer&nbsp;Tim Healey reports.</p>


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Mark Vientos' grand slam and Francisco Lindor's leadoff homer helped lead the Mets past the Dodgers to even the NLCS at a game apiiece. Newsday's Mets beat writer Tim Healey reports.

After Francisco Lindor's leadoff homer and Mark Vientos' grand slam gave them an early lead, the bullpen survived tense moments to get the series back to Citi Field at a game apiece.

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When the Dodgers walked Francisco Lindor to load the bases and get to Mark Vientos, "I took it personal," he said after his game-changing grand slam. 

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Brandon Nimmo took his place in leftfield in Game 2 against the Dodgers and will have his plantar fasciitis taken care of in the offseason.

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Not much went right for the Mets in L.A. on Sunday night. Here are three takeaways from the defeat.

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