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Yankees vs. Dodgers Game 2 score, live updates: Los Angeles looking to take 2-0 series lead after Freddie Freeman's epic game-winner
The Yankees are looking to recover from an all-time finish in their Game 1 loss and tie the series 1-1
If the Yankees and Dodgers can come anywhere close to the drama and excitement of Game 1 again in this World Series, baseball fans will be rejoicing. Freddie Freeman's epic, walk-off grand slam to lift the Dodgers to a 6-3 win and a 1-0 lead in the series was the first walk-off grand slam in the World Series, and it came on the very first pitch Nestor Cortes threw to him.
While the good news for the Dodgers is that they're up 1-0 in the World Series, thanks to Freeman's epic Kirk Gibson impression (h/t Joe Davis for his Vin Scully nod), the good news for the Yankees is that it counts for only one, and New York can still take home-field advantage in the series with a win Saturday.
Carlos Rodón (1-1, 4.40 ERA, 14.1 IP 22 K, 1 BB in 2024 postseason) is starting for the Yankees against Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-0, 5.11 ERA, 12.1 IP, 11 K, 4 BB) for the Dodgers.
How to watch Yankees vs. Dodgers World Series Game 2
Time: 8:08 p.m. ET
Location: Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles
TV Channel: Fox
Streaming: Fox Sports App, Fubo
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Anthony Volpe flies out and the Dodgers are six outs from taking a 2-0 lead in the World Series.
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Anthony Rizzo, the active career leader in HBP, gets on base after Banda grazes his hand with a fastball. The Yankees get their first baserunner since Soto's homer in the third, but with two outs in the seventh.
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The Dodgers gave Yamamoto the biggest contract in the history of pitching to keep him away from the Yankees and Mets last offseason. With the start he delivered tonight, that's looking like a bargain.
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Yamamoto gets Stanton to fly out, and here comes Dave Roberts. Yamamoto retired his last 11 batters faced and receives a standing ovation and "Yoshi" chants from Dodger Stadium as he heads to the dugout. In comes Anthony Banda.
Yamamoto's final line: 6 1/3 inning, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 86 pitches.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto retires the final 11 batters he faces in a stellar #WorldSeries performance! pic.twitter.com/sa6tyCgckA
— MLB (@MLB) October 27, 2024
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Banda is left-handed, so we'll see if Yamamoto gets the full inning. The left-handed Jazz Chisholm and Anthony Rizzo are due up after Stanton, so this might be a one-batter assignment for Yamamoto.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is back out there to start the seventh inning, though Anthony Banda is warming.
— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) October 27, 2024
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Will Smith grounds out and we're headed to the seventh. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is staying in with a big matchup against Giancarlo Stanton looming.
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Again, you can't rule out the Yankees, but this is very bad.
Aaron Judge has taken 109 swings in these playoffs and has whiffed on 47 of them. That's a swing-and-miss rate of 43.1%.
For reference: The highest whiff rate during the regular season was 36.4%, by Zack Gelof.— Alden González (@Alden_Gonzalez) October 27, 2024
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Tim Hill retires Kiké Hernández and Max Muncy, and that will do it for him after a perfect 1 1/3 innings. Clay Holmes enters to face Will Smith with two outs.
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This is looking bad for the Yankees, but here's the thing: They have crushed a lot of spirits in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings this postseason. You cannot count them out with them down only three runs.
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Aaron Judge in this postseason so far:
6 for 39
With 18 strikeouts— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) October 27, 2024
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Yamamoto has allowed only one hit — the Juan Soto home run — and three baserunners total while striking out four in six innings. Much was made entering this game about how his best game of the regular season was against the Yankees, and, well, he's replicating that.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto goes 1-2-3 against the top of the Yankees lineup in eight pitches, with another strikeout of Aaron Judge. That was impressive, and the Dodgers will probably keep riding him.
Fire us up, Yoshinobu! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/yroIbixJFk
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 27, 2024
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Yamamoto is back out to start the 6th inning.
Last time he threw a pitch in the 6th inning of any game:
June 7!
(Against the Yankees in NY)— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) October 27, 2024
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Hill strikes Tommy Edman out looking to keep the fifth inning scoreless. And Yoshinobu Yamamoto stays in to face the top of the Yankees order in the top of the sixth.
No one is warming in the Dodgers bullpen.
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Freeman hits a soft fly to right field, and swung and missed on a first-pitch inside fastball (the same pitch Nestor Cortes threw him).
Yankees fans, discuss.
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Teoscar Hernández stays hot with a single off Jake Cousins, and now Aaron Boone is bringing Tim Hill in to face Freddie Freeman. As many Yankees fans wish he'd done last night.
However, the bigger concern for the Yankees might be that the sidearmer will have to face lefty-crusher Tommy Edman unless Freeman hits into a double play.
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Another scoreless inning for Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is now at 72 pitches through five. The top of the lineup is due up next inning, though, so we'll see how cautious the Dodgers want to play with the third time through the order.
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Cousins gets Ohtani to ground out to end the inning. It's still 4-1 Dodgers through four.
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Stats are still coming in on Freddie Freeman.
Most consecutive #WorldSeries games with a HR:
George Springer: 5
Lou Gehrig: 4
Reggie Jackson: 4
Freddie Freeman: 4 https://t.co/8h6ApeUBhE— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) October 27, 2024
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Will Smith welcomes Jake Cousins with a double to the center-field wall. Big hit there because it means Shohei Ohtani will probably be facing the righty Cousins, though Cousins is good on both sides of the plate.
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Rodón's final line: 3 1/3 innings, 6 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 3 HR, 63 pitches. Just a bad matchup for a solid pitcher.
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Rodón strikes out Muncy, and that will do it for him. Jake Cousins, who took the loss last night after allowing a hit and a walk in three batters, is taking over.
The Yankees bullpen has 5 2/3 innings to cover, which probably isn't what Aaron Boone was envisioning tonight.
Carlos Rodón's night is done.
3.1 IP
6 H
4 R
3 HR pic.twitter.com/DydjiX8M1t— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 27, 2024
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The Yankees are indeed keeping Rodón in for the fourth inning. Maybe not a surprise with the back half of the lineup due up, but you could also see them pulling him after the left-handed Max Muncy.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a scoreless fourth inning, and just as significantly, needs only 10 pitches to do it. He has thrown 62, and the Dodgers would certainly like it if he can go longer than his usual, say, five innings.
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Homers getting to Rodón
Even when Carlos Rodón's stuff looks sharp and is in the zone, he is especially prone to fly balls — a dangerous weakness against a team such as the Dodgers that has so many hitters capable of hitting the ball airborne with authority.
Rodón's hardest pitch of the night — a 98 mph, 1-0 heater to Teoscar Hernandez — was torched to center for a homer before Freddie Freeman followed by winning a six-pitch battle that ended with another homer to put L.A. up 4-1.
Aaron Boone will have some tough decisions to make soon regarding which bullpen arms he chooses to deploy if he hopes to keep this game close.
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Freddie Freeman is the second player to have multiple home runs and a triple over the first two games of a World Series.
The other was Babe Ruth in the 1923 World Series. pic.twitter.com/6f5E2x4CyS— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) October 27, 2024
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Carlos Rodón gets out of the inning, and we'll see if they send him back out there to face the bottom of the Dodgers lineup before reaching the third time through the order. He's at 59 pitches through three.
Big problem for him here: He usually relies on his changeup against right-handed batters such as Edman and Hernández, but the Dodgers had the best wOBA in baseball against offspeed pitches during the regular season.
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Jake Cousins warming for the Yankees
— Erik Boland (@eboland11) October 27, 2024
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And now a double from Tommy Edman. The Dodgers have Carlos Rodón on the ropes.
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Dodgers 4, Yankees 1
Freddie Freeman entered the World Series without an extra-base hit this postseason. He now has two homers and a triple in a game and a half after going back-to-back with Hernández. Absolutely huge for the Dodgers.
FREDDIE JOINS THE HOME RUN PARTY IN LA!! pic.twitter.com/BtRtHpGFzN
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 27, 2024
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Dodgers 3, Yankees 1
Teoscar Hernández responds. Rodón threw a 98 mph fastball high, and the 2024 Home Run Derby champ smashed it to right. We're seeing a little more power than in Game 1.
TEOSCAR HERNÁNDEZ! @DODGERS LEAD AGAIN! #WORLDSERIES pic.twitter.com/U0fHdnNpWG
— MLB (@MLB) October 27, 2024
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"We're going to run him as far as we can take him" — Dave Roberts on Yoshinobu Yamamoto, before admitting the game could come down to the bullpens.
"You can argue he's one of the top 1 or 2 hitters in the game."
Dave Roberts talks about Juan Soto's home run, and how long Yoshinobu Yamamoto might go into this game pic.twitter.com/jbOwtaXN47— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 27, 2024
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Soto wins second battle with Yamamoto
Juan Soto vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto was one of the more intriguing matchups heading into Game 2, considering Soto was not in the lineup when Yamamoto was excellent against the Yankees in the Bronx back in June.
Yamamoto got Soto to ground out in the first inning, but it took 7 pitches to do so, so Soto got early looks at Yamamoto's fastball, curveball and splitter. Another lengthy battle ensued in the 3rd inning, and this time, Soto took the 6th pitch from Yamamoto — a 95 mph heater down and in — way out to right field to tie the game.
Breaking news: This Soto fella is pretty good at hitting.
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Juan Soto is the youngest player to homer in the World Series for a second team https://t.co/YtwoihOVyZ
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) October 27, 2024
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That was a straight-up missed target for Yamamoto against Soto. Yamamoto's command hasn't been great today, but his stuff was good enough to keep him out of trouble, until ...
Where Smith's target was vs. where the pitch was, for Soto's HR pic.twitter.com/G76FA3qtsv
— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) October 27, 2024
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Aaron Judge flies out to end the inning, and we're tied heading into the bottom of the third. Yamamoto's at 52 pitches.
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Yankees 1, Dodgers 1
Juan Soto. After taking a ball with two strikes and fouling another off, he blasts an inside-corner fastball into the right-field stands.
JUAN SOTO TIES THE GAME! #WORLDSERIES pic.twitter.com/dIJb3d2KdF
— MLB (@MLB) October 27, 2024
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Tommy Edman is 10 for 15 off lefties this postseason.
— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) October 27, 2024
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Carlos Rodón gets out of the inning without further damage, with a really nice play on a swinging bunt from Will Smith to end the inning. The Yankees lineup now has a little work to do.
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Edman again!
What a trade-deadline acquisition Tommy Edman has turned out to be for the Dodgers.
Remember he came to L.A. along with Michael Kopech in the three-way swap with the White Sox and Cardinals.
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Dodgers postseason RBI leaders:
Mookie Betts 13
Tommy Edman 13— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) October 27, 2024
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Dodgers 1, Yankees 0
Tommy Edman against lefties: a very good hitter. The NLCS MVP cranks a homer to left field, and the Dodgers are up early in Game 2.
TOMMY EDMAN STRIKES AGAIN! #WORLDSERIES pic.twitter.com/XZ50jg5j3M
— MLB (@MLB) October 27, 2024
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Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp throw out the first pitch in Fernando Valenzuela jerseys 💙 pic.twitter.com/vIfnpbmAQl
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 27, 2024
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a scoreless second inning and now sits at 35 pitches. He has run deep into counts and allowed a couple of walks but no decent contact by the Yankees yet. He has thrown only two splitters, too.
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Freddie Freeman got a nice ovation returning to the plate before popping out to end the inning.
Last night's hero, Freddie Freeman, steps up to the plate! #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/MhcBLBxkM3
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 27, 2024
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And that's a scoreless first inning for Carlos Rodón with three outs in the air. Mookie Betts got the first hit of the game with an opposite-field line drive, but that was it. 13 pitches for Rodón.
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The first three Yankees hitters worked a full count against Yoshinobu Yamamoto, but he puts down the heart of the lineup, including a strikeout of Aaron Judge, to post a scoreless first inning. He's at 21 pitches through four batters, but the Dodgers usually care more about run prevention than length.
Yamamoto gets Judge swinging!
It's Aaron Judge's 4th strikeout so far in this World Series.
📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/iUk5spoMpt— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 27, 2024
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Can the Yankees take their walks tonight?
The entirety of World Series Game 1 featured just two non-intentional walks: a Juan Soto BB in the 1st inning and Gavin Lux's crucial free pass in the bottom of the 10th that allowed the top of the Dodgers order the chance to walk things off. The first batter of Game 2, Gleyber Torres, just walked to start the evening. That's a key for the Yanks, who walked 70 more times this year than any other club.
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Torres works a leadoff walk and has now reached base in each of his 11 postseason games
— Erik Boland (@eboland11) October 27, 2024
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto fires a 98 mph fastball to Gleyber Torres, and we're off in Game 2 of the 2024 World Series after a four-minute Ice Cube delay.
Can the Dodgers take a 2-0 lead as the series heads to New York, or will the Yankees even it up and steal home-field advantage? Let's find out.