Mets lose game, shortstop Tejada
New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada suffered a broken right leg when a takeout slide by Chase Utley flipped him over during a four-run rally in the seventh inning, and the host Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 5-2 victory Saturday to tie their National League Division Series at one game apiece.
The Mets were leading 2-1 when the Dodgers put runners at the corners with one out against Noah Syndergaard. Bartolo Colon relieved, and Howie Kendrick hit a grounder up the middle.
Second baseman Daniel Murphy flipped to Tejada, who took the throw awkwardly for an apparent force as Utley slid past the bag and slammed into him, causing Tejada to flip over as the tying run scored from third.
Tejada was put on a flatbed vehicle after an air cast was placed on his leg. The Mets said Tejada suffered a fractured right fibula. Utley was ruled safe on a video review, which determined Tejada’s foot missed the bag. Utley also appeared not to touch the base.
Adrian Gonzalez followed with a tiebreaking two-run double against Addison Reed and scored on a double by Justin Turner to cap the rally.
There was some history between Utley and Tejada. The Mets were angered on a takeout slide by Utley during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies in September 2010. Utley played for the Phillies from 2003 until being traded to the Dodgers in August.
‘‘It was a little late,’’ then-Mets manager Jerry Manuel said at the time. ‘‘You’ve got to be ready to respond. We’ll take care of it. We’ll slide hard, do stuff like that.’’
Dodgers starter Zack Greinke (1-0) allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings. He struck out eight and walked none a night after teammate Clayton Kershaw fanned 11 despite losing his fifth consecutive postseason game. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth for the save.
Syndergaard (0-1) yielded three runs and five hits in 6„ innings. He struck out nine and walked four in following up Jacob deGrom’s 13-strikeout effort in winning Game 1. Eight of Syndergaard’s first 36 pitches reached 100 mph or more on an unseasonably warm 90-degree evening.
The series shifts to Citi Field in New York for Game 3 on Monday, with the Dodgers sending left-hander Brett Anderson to the mound against Mets right-hander Matt Harvey.
Yoenis Cespedes and Michael Conforto hit solo home runs in the second to stake the Mets to a 2-0 lead. Andre Ethier had an RBI double in the fourth for the Dodgers.
Jays reliever done for season
The Toronto Blue Jays confirmed left-handed reliever Brett Cecil suffered a torn muscle in his left calf Friday in Game 2 of the team’s American League Division Series against the Texas Rang- ers and will miss the rest of the postseason. The Blue Jays added rookie right-hander Ryan Tepera to their roster to replace Cecil. Tepera had a 3.27 ERA in 32 appearances this season.
Cecil said he won’t need surgery and will be ready for spring training. He got hurt while tagging out the Rangers’ Mike Napoli in a rundown in the eighth inning. Cecil said he initially thought he only had a cramp, but he said the ‘‘pain took over’’ once the adrenaline wore off.