Another NLCS blowout by Ohtani and Dodgers leaves punchless Mets on brink

• Dodgers crush Mets 10-2 in Game 4 for 3-1 series lead
• Los Angeles can punch World Series ticket on Friday

Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer and scored four times, Mookie Betts also went deep and drove in four runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the New York Mets 10-2 on Thursday night for a 3-1 lead in their lopsided National League Championship Series.

Betts had a two-run homer and a two-run double among his four hits. Max Muncy extended his streak of reaching base safely to 12 plate appearances, a postseason record, and the Dodgers moved within one win of their 25th pennant - most in NL history.