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NEW YORK – Already, it’s loud as pregame introductions are underway at Yankee Stadium.

“There’ll be noise,’’ Giancarlo Stanton anticipated as the World Series returned to the Bronx for the first time in 15 years. “They understand what’s at stake right now.’’

Speaking of that, the Yankees players “got together as a group,’’ said manager Aaron Boone, prior to Monday night’s Game 3, faced with an 0-2 deficit against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

“We’re ready to go,’’ said Boone. “And we’re excited for this opportunity.’’

After that Game 2 injury scare, Shohei Ohtani (left shoulder) is atop the Dodgers lineup, with Clarke Schmidt opposing L.A.’s Walker Buehler.

Wearing a Yankees’ warmup jacket, Derek Jeter was greeted by a hearty ovation as he tossed out the ceremonial first pitch. And here we go…

Schmidt vs. Ohtani

Maybe it was nerves, with Clarke Schmidt walking Shohei Ohtani to lead off the game, Schmidt’s first World Series appearance.

But Schmidt needed to be more aggressive against Ohtani, coming off that left shoulder injury in Game 2. Starting his second AB vs. Ohtani, Schmidt fell behind 2-0 after walking Tommy Edman to lead off the third.

But Schmidt battled back this time, getting Ohtani on a grounder to second that moved Edman into scoring position with one out.

Aaron Judge strikes out

This time, with one out and a runner at first, Judge swings through a full-count cutter by Buehler in the first inning. He’s 1-for-10 with seven strikeouts in this World Series.

Judge was given a proper MVP ovation upon his intro and his AB, as he should. But this is the Bronx, and you wonder if the reaction begins to turn if the captain continues to struggle and the Yanks are still trailing.

Stanton taps into a fielder’s choice, and it’s 2-0 L.A. heading to the second.

You can’t walk Gleyber Torres…

…not after just being gifted a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but that’s exactly what Buehler did to start the Yankee first.

Freddie Freeman…again

And that’s how to quickly quiet an electric crowd.

The red-hot Freddie Freeman strikes again, lashing a 1-2 cutter by Schmidt into the right field seats for a two-run homer and it’s 2-0, Dodgers in the first inning.

Freeman has homered in all three World Series games and has homered in each of his last five, dating to 2021 with the Atlanta Braves.

Jose Trevino starts over Austin Wells at catcher

One swing of the bat by Jose Trevino might have influenced Aaron Boone’s thinking for Monday night’s game.

Trevino is in the lineup for World Series Game 3, with struggling lefty-hitting catcher Austin Wells on the bench.

Pinch-hitting for Wells in the ninth inning of Game 2, with the bases loaded at Dodger Stadium, Trevino’s long drive to center off Alex Vesia was the final out of a 4-2 Dodgers win.

“It probably didn’t hurt,” Boone said of Trevino’s solid contact influencing his Game 3 decision.

Wells is 1-for-8 with three strikeouts in the Series so far, and the lefty-hitting rookie is batting just .098 this postseason (4-for-41) with a homer and three RBI.

“I still feel he has a ton of confidence at the plate,” Boone said of Wells, who also controls the running game behind the plate better than Trevino.

But the Dodgers’ biggest stolen base threat, Shohei Ohtani, might not be as aggressive after suffering a left shoulder injury on a Game 2 slide, but the Dodgers superstar is back in the Game 3 lineup.

Trevino will be catching starter Clarke Schmidt in an obviously critical Game 3, the first World Series game in the Bronx in 15 years.

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Trevino has made just one start to date this postseason, when he caught Schmidt in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series at Cleveland, which the Yankees lost, 7-5, to the Guardians in 10 innings.

In that game, Trevino went 1-for-2 with an RBI single and was replaced by Wells, who pinch-hit in the eighth inning.

Boone has flipped lefty-hitting Anthony Rizzo and righty-hitting Anthony Volpe in the lineup, raising Volpe to No. 6 behind left-hitting Jazz Chisholm Jr.

The manager kept the top of his lineup intact, leaving Aaron Judge − 1-for-9, six strikeouts in the first two World Series games − in the No. 3 spot between Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton, both having productive Octobers.

An argument could be made for starting Jasson Dominguez in left field over Alex Verdugo, in a 1-for-17 postseason slide.

Boone said he “kicked around” some other lineup changes in his head but preferred not to air them publicly.

Carlos Rodon’s blister issue in Game 2

Boone acknowledged that Carlos Rodon was dealing with a blister during his Game 2 start, knocked out in the fourth inning after yielding three home runs.

“We were paying attention to it, but the trainers and Carlos felt it was manageable,’’ said Boone. The issue was first reported by the New York Post.

Rodon gave up back-to-back third inning homers on fastballs to Teoscar Hernandez and Freddie Freeman, and his over reliance on the fastball was noticeable.

Compared to his previous start, the ALCS Game 5 clincher at Cleveland, Rodon threw fastballs 47 percent of the time, compared with 60 percent in World Series Game 2 per MLB Statcast.

Rodon’s World Series start also saw a decreased in his percentage of sliders and curveballs compared to ALCS Game 5, suggesting the blister might have influenced that mix.

Follow here for our analysis throughout Game 3:

No Game 4 scenario for Gerrit Cole

Asked if there was any scenario that would include Gerrit Cole being available to pitch on short rest in Game 4, Boone gave a quick ‘no.’

So, if the Yanks are faced with a 3-0 deficit, it’ll still be Luis Gil against the Dodgers in Game 4.

“That’s not something I want to deal with,” Boone said, considering “what he’s been through.” Cole’s season-opening start was delayed until June 19 due to elbow nerve inflammation.

Yankees lineup for Game 3 vs Dodgers’ Walker Buehler

  1. Gleyber Torres, 2B
  2. Juan Soto, RF
  3. Aaron Judge, CF
  4. Giancarlo Stanton, DH
  5. Jazz Chisholm Jr., 3B
  6. Anthony Volpe, SS
  7. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
  8. Jose Trevino, C
  9. Alex Verdugo, LF

What channel is Yankees vs Dodgers Game 3 on today?

Date: Monday, Oct. 28

Time: 8:08 p.m.

Location: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY

TV: FOX

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World Series 2024 schedule

Game 1

Friday, Oct. 25

Dodgers 6, Yankees 3

Game 2

Saturday, Oct. 26

Dodgers 4, Yankees 2

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)

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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