Los Angeles Dodgers players pose after winning Game 5 of the 2024 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees presented by Capital One at Yankee Stadium on October 30, 2024. Celebrating on the pitch.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers won their second World Series in five seasons, overcoming a five-run deficit with the help of three defensive errors by the Yankees and scoring in the eighth inning on Gavin Lux and Mookie Betts’ sacrifice fly beat New York 7-6.
Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning, and Alex Verdugo’s RBI single Chasing Jack Flaherty in Game 2 Giancarlo Stanton homered in the third inning against Ryan Brasier to give the Yankees a 5-0 lead.
But errors by center fielder Judge Judge and shortstop Anthony Volpe, combined with pitcher Gerrit Cole’s failure to first cover Betts’ grounder, helped Los Angeles score five unearned runs in the fifth inning. Fraction.
Stanton’s sixth-inning sacrifice fly put the Yankees back in front 6-5, and the Dodgers went into the eighth against loser Tommy Kahnle on a sacrifice fly from Luke Way. The Dodgers loaded the bases before Luke Weaver flew over him.
New York Yankees No. 30 Luke Weaver is hit during Game 5 of the 2024 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Yankee Stadium on October 30. Head Coach Aaron Boone #17 Substituted.
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Winner Blake Treinen avoided a two-on-one out in the bottom half by retiring Stanton with a flyout and striking out Anthony Rizzo.
Walker Buehler made his First appearance as a substitute since his rookie season in 2018pitched a perfect ninth pitch, his first major league save.
When Buehler struck out Verdugo to end the game, the Dodgers poured onto the field and celebrated between the mound and first base, winning 98 games and finishing the season with their best regular-season record.
Shohei Ohtani, the Dodgers’ record $700 million signing and the first player in baseball history to hit 50 home runs and 50 interceptions, went 2-for-19 with no RBIs and one in Game 2. After separating his shoulder on a stolen base attempt, he hit a single.
Freddie Freeman tied a series record with 12 RBIs with a two-run hit.Bobby Richardson set the record in seven games in 1960. The home run was reminiscent of Kirk Gibson’s home run off Oakland’s Dennis Eckersley in Game 1 of 1988 that sealed the title for Los Angeles.
The Dodgers won their eighth championship and seventh since leaving Brooklyn for Los Angeles, their first in a non-shortened season since 1988. 2020 World Series Neutral Site vs. Tampa Bay After the 60-game regular season, a parade could not be held due to the coronavirus pandemic.
