LOS ANGELES — Robert Gsellman was allowed to pursue Cody Bellinger in Tuesday’s seventh inning, but just barely.

The sizzling Bellinger came to the plate as the tying run, with runners on first and second, prompting manager Mickey Callaway to consider an intentional walk that would have loaded the bases and brought Russell Martin to the plate as the go-ahead run. Ultimately, Gsellman retired Bellinger on a flyout to left field for the final out to keep the Mets’ lead at three runs in their 7-3 victory over the Dodgers.

“That’s how good things are going for [Bellinger] — we were considering loading the bases to face a guy,” Callaway said. “That would have been hard to do, but we considered it.”

Bellinger crushed a two-run homer against Steven Matz in the third inning. On Monday, he homered against Jacob deGrom. Overall, Bellinger’s 20 homers are second in the major leagues.

“Just the fact we considered [an intentional walk] shows a lot of respect for Bellinger and what he’s done and the hitter he is,” Callaway said.