Mets bungle late lead in brutal fashion to split series with Dodgers

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LOS ANGELES — So close to a sweep — or at minimum a series victory — but instead frustration reigned for the Mets on Thursday.

Francisco Alvarez couldn’t handle a throw, the same way Brandon Nimmo two nights earlier misplayed a ball in left field.

The Mets, on a day they led throughout against the Dodgers, squandered an eighth-inning lead in a 6-5 loss at Chavez Ravine that ended this four-game series in a split.

Reed Garrett was handed a 5-3 lead in the eighth, but after the Dodgers had scored once in the inning, Brett Baty’s throwing error allowed the tying run to score.

The @Dodgers tie it in