Backed by 3 Home Runs, Scherzer Leads Dodgers Past Mets 4-3

Backed by 3 Home Runs, Scherzer Leads Dodgers Past Mets 4-3
Los Angeles Dodgers' Albert Pujols follows through after hitting a solo home run against the New York Mets during the first inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. AP Photo/Alex Gallardo
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LOS ANGELES—Trea Turner, Albert Pujols and Chris Taylor each homered, and Max Scherzer won for the third time in four starts since being acquired as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the slumping New York Mets 4-3 on Aug. 21.

The surging Dodgers have won nine consecutive games, matching a season-best win streak. Six of those wins have come against the Mets, who have dropped eight of nine overall.