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Yankees vs Dodgers live score, updates, lineups from World Series Game 2 in Los Angeles
Yankees vs. Dodgers history ahead of World Series 2024 matchup
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LOS ANGELES – About last night…
Yankees manager Aaron Boone had no regrets about pulling Gerrit Cole after yielding a leadoff single in the seventh inning of World Series Game 1, after 88 pitches – with a 2-1 Yanks lead.
“(Cole) was done. He was probably done after six,” said Boone. “Take my word for it.”
Boone said he wrestled more about whether to allow Luke Weaver to start the 10th inning after entering in the eighth (he sent Jake Cousins out instead), in what became an epic Dodgers’ World Series win.
More on that later. It’s time for Game 2…
Yamamoto in a groove
Since the Juan Soto homer in the third, Yoshinobu Yamamoto has retired seven straight Yankees, taking a 4-1 Dodgers lead into the last of the fifth.
And make it two straight Dodgers starters in this World Series coveted by the Yanks; they tried up until the final hour of the trade deadline to land Game 1 starter Jack Flaherty and they heavily scouted and pursued Yamamoto.
Rodon exits, Cousins enters
Carlos Rodon is back out for the fourth and begins by striking out Max Muncy…and that’s all. He was just out there for the lefty-lefty matchup.
Here comes Jake Cousins who took the loss in Game 1, allowing two of the baserunners that preceded Freddie Freeman’s game-winning grand slam in the 10th. Cousins threw 14 pitches last night.
On the third-inning homers by LA: Teoscar Hernandez’s shot was on a 1-0, 97-mph fastball. Freeman blasted a 3-2, 97-mph fastball.
Freddie Freeman makes it back-to-back
Dodger Stadium is rocking again, as Freddie Freeman sends one into the twilight. It’s 4-1 LA in the third and Rodon has now surrendered three homers.
Rodon gave up three homers in a game twice in the regular season, at Baltimore on May 2, and against Atlanta on June 21. In each case, he did not pitch beyond the fourth inning.
Teoscar answers back
After Carlos Rodon gets Ohtani to chase on a swinging strikeout, Mookie Betts’ two-out single is followed by Teoscar Hernandez’s two-run homer to right-center and the Dodgers are back up, 3-1 in the third.
Launch time
Juan Soto has just tied it here with a third-inning solo homer to right off Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
It’s another heavy Soto at-bat, six pitches, as he gets behind 1-2, fouls off a 2-2 slider then launches a 2-2 fastball 386 feet – his fourth homer this postseason.
And he followed up by screaming in celebration toward the Yankee dugout, imploring them to follow his lead. Soto is loving every minute of this stage, as you knew he would, and delivering.
Judge flies out to end the third.
Tommy Edman, NLCS hero, puts LA ahead
Fresh off his NLCS MVP vs. the Mets, Tommy Edman’s solo homer to start the second inning off Carlos Rodon gets the Dodgers on the board 1-0.
Edman pulled a 2-0, 94-mph fastball over the fence. Rodon gave up 31 homers in 32 starts this year, and the third homer he’s yielded in four 2024 playoff starts.
Scoreless game, middle of the second
Carlos Rodon pitches around a Mookie Betts single, and it’s a scoreless first inning. As you’d imagine, Freddie Freeman got a huge ovation before popping up the third out. Yamamoto pitches around a walk in the NYY second.
More on Judge: He’s now 6-for-37 with 17 strikeouts this postseason, though Aaron Boone said he was encouraged by the captain’s last AB in Game 1 – popping out vs. Blake Treinen.
“Thought he had some easy takes on the slider, thought he got off a great swing on the pitch he popped up – just missed it,’’ said Boone, hoping that AB would be “a springboard’’ to success tonight.
Aaron Judge’s October search continues
Judge swings through a full-count slider, Giancarlo Stanton pops out, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto strands a runner at second base to end the Yanks’ first.
The hunt for any October traction continues for Judge, who struck out three times in Game 1 and saw Juan Soto intentionally walked in front of him in the ninth (Judge popped up).
Yankees: No time to dwell on Game 1
So much of the Yankees’ success revolves around power, and they’ve received timely home runs during this postseason.
But on the World Series stage, facing their most potent opponent yet, Yankees’ shortcomings aren’t as easy to overcome with one big swing.
The Dodgers used one huge swing by Freddie Freeman – a 10th-inning grand slam that erased a one-run Yankees lead, lifting the Dodgers to a 6-3 win in Game 1.
COLUMN: How the Yankees ended up on the wrong side of a classic World Series Game 1
Now, the Yankees are left to quickly regroup for Saturday night’s Game 2 at Dodger Stadium, but “we’ve been doing it all year,’’ Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. said.
“We still feel we’ve got this in the bag,’’ said Chisholm Jr., “not (being) cocky, but we feel confident to go out there and win four games.’’
For starters: Carlos Rodon
The Yanks are sending starter Carlos Rodon against another pitcher they coveted, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who signed as a free agent after a standout career in Japan.
Rodon is coming off starting the Yankees’ clinching AL Championship Series Game 5 last Saturday at Cleveland, and this heavy Dodgers lineup presents a unique challenge.
“I know they have good hitters, but we’re here for a reason,’’ Rodon said Friday. “I think our lineup is just as good.
“Honestly, I think we’re better, but I’m biased,’’ said Rodon. “I’m supposed to get those guys out. That’s what I’m paid for.’’
Follow here for our live analysis throughout Game 2 of the World Series:
Yankees’ lineup for World Series Game 2
- Gleyber Torres, 2B
- Juan Soto, RF
- Aaron Judge, CF
- Giancarlo Stanton DH
- Jazz Chisholm Jr., 3B
- Anthony Rizzo, 1B
- Anthony Volpe, SS
- Austin Wells, C
- Alex Verdugo, LF
SP: Carlos Rodon, LHP
Dodgers’ lineup for World Series Game 2
- Shohei Ohtani, DH
- Mookie Betts, RF
- Teoscar Hernandez, LF
- Freddie Freeman, 1B
- Tommy Edman, CF
- Enrique Hernandez, 2B
- Max Muncy, 3B
- Will Smith, C
- Miguel Rojas, SS
SP: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, RHP
What channel is Yankees vs Dodgers Game 2 on today? Time, TV schedule
Date: Saturday, Oct. 26
Time: 8:08 p.m.
TV: FOX
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World Series 2024 schedule
Game 1
Dodgers 6, Yankees 3
Game 2
Saturday, Oct. 26
Yankees at Dodgers, 8:08 p.m., FOX
Game 3
Monday, Oct. 28
Dodgers at Yankees, 8:08 p.m., FOX
Game 4
Tuesday, Oct. 29
Dodgers at Yankees, 8:08 p.m., FOX
Game 5 (if necessary)
Dodgers at Yankees, 8:08 p.m., FOX
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Dodgers at Yankees, 8:08 p.m., FOX
Game 6 (if necessary)
Friday, Nov. 1
Yankees at Dodgers, 8:08 p.m., FOX
Game 7 (if necessary)
Saturday, Nov. 2
Yankees at Dodgers, 8:08 p.m., FOX
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