In a game full of twists and turns, the Mets electrified the home crowd with a ninth-inning comeback but fell, 7-5, to the Dodgers in 13 innings.

The Dodgers played their longest game of the season by time, and tied for the longest MLB game of the season by innings, needing 13 frames to beat the Mets in a wacky, hilarious, and at times infuriating game in the series opener at Citi Field that started on Friday but ended on Saturday in New York.

Michael Conforto left second base early. Or did he? Conforto avoided a double play in the third inning of Friday’s game between the Mets and Dodgers at Citi Field due to a rulebook technicality, which

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NEW YORK — On Friday night, the Dodgers emerged victorious, technically speaking. The defending champions outlasted the Mets 7-5 in an ugly, delirious, rain-soaked, 13-inning slopfest. The game started at 7:10 p.m. ET. It ended just before 1 a.m.

It took six hours and 13 innings before the Dodgers would break a 5-5 tie with two runs off right-hander Huascar Brazobán, the last reliever in the bullpen. A leadoff double by Teoscar Hernandez allowed the automatic runner to go ahead. Hyesong Kim then moved him over on a single, and he scored an insurance run on a fly ball by Andy Pages.

Teoscar Hernández inició la 13ª entrada con un doble remolcador y los Dodgers de Los Ángeles se impusieron el viernes 7-5 a los Mets de Nueva York en

The Mets thought they had an inning-ending double play in the third inning vs. the Dodgers, but a quirky MLB rules prevented it from happening.