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Any injuries of note?Yankees: Verdugo said that he would probably be sore after making a terrific catch in the 10th inning of Game 1. Rizzo is playing through two fractured fingers on his right hand, which is a pain tolerance issue, as the fractures won’t heal until the offseason https://intececologico.com/. Infielder DJ LeMahieu (right hip impingement) has been continuing to hit and field throughout the playoffs.
Through two games, the World Series margins are razor thin. The Dodgers rallied in the tenth inning in Game 1 when Freeman hit a walk-off homer. The Yankees put ducks on the pond in the ninth inning of Game 2, but Trevino flew out, and the Yankees didn’t have a better pinch-hitter option. Two close games, but also a 2-0 series lead for the Dodgers.
The Yankees pushed a run across to cut the deficit to 4-2, though the Dodgers were able to escape the inning when Treinen struck out Anthony Volpe, and Alex Vesia got Jose Trevino to fly out to center to end the game. Trevino pinch-hit for the lefty swinging Austin Wells, who was 0 for 3 in the game.
Game 3 world series
For the Yankees, Aaron Judge continued to struggle. The presumptive AL MVP struck out six times in nine at-bats in Games 1 and 2. He finished Monday 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout. Soto also finished without a hit on an 0-for-3 effort.
Remember when we were all worried about the Dodgers’ rotation, how its issues were going to wear out its knockout bullpen? Suddenly the Dodgers look like the 1990s Braves out there. In Game 1, Jack Flaherty threw one pitch that Giancarlo Stanton launched deep into the night but was otherwise outstanding. In Game 2, Yamamoto gave up only one hit in 6 1/3 innings. The Dodgers’ relief corps, coming off Sunday’s off-day, is as rested as it could possibly be heading into Game 3.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, Judge came up against Brusdar Graterol with Juan Soto on first and one out. With the Yankees desperate for a big hit from their star, Judge grounded into a fielder’s choice back to the pitcher.
Going back to 2021 with the Braves, Freeman has homered in five straight World Series games, tying George Springer (2017-19) for the longest such streak in baseball history. He has one fewer extra-base hit (four) in the World Series than the Yankees (four). Keep in mind Freeman had zero extra base hits in the NLDS and NLCS. He looks like Freddie Freeman for the first time this postseason.
After Mookie Betts flied out, Freddie Freeman hit a two-run home run to right field to give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead. Freeman has hit home runs in a record-tying five consecutive World Series games, dating back to 2021 (George Springer also achieved the feat in 2017, 2019).
“It really came down to a decision about world championship play,” agent Scott Boras said then. “He and Amy’s primary goal was to win a world championship. In the end, he had to make a very difficult decision, but in his mind, that pursuit of those world championships was something that was in the forefront of his final decision.”
Game 1 world series
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman celebrates after hitting a game-winning grand slam against the New York Yankees during the 10th inning in Game 1 of the baseball World Series, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Los Angeles. The Dodgers won 6-3. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
On a rollicking Sunday night at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers silenced the critics, embraced their birthright and returned to their personal promised land with a 10-5 victory over the New York Mets that gave them a four-games-to-two triumph in the National League Championship Series.
Top of the third: Gleyber Torres hit a first-pitch grounder deep to short for a single despite a sliding stop and speedy throw to first from Tommy Edman. Juan Soto then grounded up the middle into a 6-3 double play that was executed perfectly by Edman. Jack Flaherty struck out Aaron Judge for the second time to cap the frame.
* Giancarlo Stanton remains in the cleanup spot, which makes sense considering how white-hot he’s been with the bat as of late. Austin Wells will hit eighth; the usual cleanup hitter against right-handed pitchers.
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