Yankees fall into 2-0 World Series hole to Dodgers as last-gasp rally falls short in painful loss
LOS ANGELES — If the Yankees absorbed a gut-punch on Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam in Game 1, this Dodgers right hook was aimed further north.There were not many Aaron Boone decisions to dissect.Unlike a night prior, there was little hope intact until the ninth inning, and thus just a little was ripped away when a first and final rally fell short.This was something more direct and more flattening, a blow to the head that will lead to questions whether the Yankees can rise back to their feet in The Bronx.They return home in a two-game World Series hole after bombing in Hollywood, where the Dodgers mostly manhandled the Yankees, 4-2, in a Game 2 that was not much of a game until the last frame.On Saturday, Carlos Rodon could not follow in Gerrit Cole’s Friday footsteps and could not survive even the fourth inning.
He tallied as many strikeouts (three) as home runs surrendered, putting the Yankees in a ditch that felt deeper than the final score reflected.The only true Yankees rally arrived against Blake Treinen in the ninth, when Juan Soto singled — his second hit and the club’s second hit — took second on a wild pitch and scored on a Giancarlo Stanton single.Jazz Chisholm Jr.
singled to put the tying run on first base, and Anthony Rizzo was drilled to load the bases.With one out and the tying run on second, Anthony Volpe struck out.The Dodgers turned to lefty Alex Vesia, so Boone countered with righty-hitting Jose Trevino rather than Austin Wells.
Trevino, in just his third plate appearance of the postseason, flied out to center on the first pitch he saw.The Dodgers’ bigger scare in the final innings arguably came from their own side.Shohei Ohtani was gunned down trying to steal second to end the seventh and remained on the dirt in obvious pain.
He walked off the field holding his left arm gingerly, and there was no immediate update from the Dodgers.The Yankees’ only trace of a pulse for eight innings came in the third, when Soto authored ...