Breaking down all Yankees-Dodgers World Series matchups: Who has the edge?

The matchup much of baseball has been waiting for is here, with the two biggest behemoths in the sport facing each other in the World Series for the first time since 1981.Back then, Dodgers-Yankees was almost routine this time of year and now that they’re finally back, they also feature some of the game’s most prominent names.

Here’s a look at how the teams will look when the series begins Friday at Dodger Stadium: Getting on base The Yankees have gotten some unexpected production in this area, from Anthony Rizzo — who is playing with two fractured fingers in his right hand — as well as Anthony Volpe, the second-year shortstop who’s had some of the best at-bats of his young career during this postseason.At the top of the lineup, Gleyber Torres has continued his second-half resurgence in the leadoff spot and has reached base to start a game in all but one of nine Yankee playoff games, and Juan Soto has picked up where he left off from his excellent regular season.

Though Giancarlo Stanton has helped carry the middle of the lineup, Aaron Judge and Austin Wells are having rough postseasons. The Dodgers’ Max Muncy has been an on-base machine in October, reaching base a postseason-record 12 straight plate appearances.And Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts have also been tough outs.

Freddie Freeman, normally a vital piece to Los Angeles’ offense, has struggled badly, mostly due to an injured ankle he’s trying to play through.The emergence of NLCS MVP Tommy Edman this postseason, though, has more than made up for Freeman’s woes, as has the continued playoff excellence of veteran Kiké Hernandez.

Gavin Lux has had success against right-handed pitchers and is expected back from a hip injury. Edge: Dodgers Power If we’re going by the regular season, we’d point to Judge’s 58 home runs, but his postseason issues have resurfaced again.He did homer in back-to-back games against Cleveland in the ALCS and has shown repeatedly a knack for going on in...