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The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 4-2 to take Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium.
Despite the Dodgers being in control for most of the game, New York threatened to mount a comeback late in the ninth inning, only to crumble with the bases loaded.
Still reeling from Friday’s historic Game 1 victory, the Dodgers offense brought the same juice early Saturday morning.
Tommy Edman, the National League Championship Series (NLCS) MVP, hit a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning to give Los Angeles a 1–0 lead.
The Yankees tied the game in the next half inning with a Juan Soto solo home run.
The game was not balanced for long.
Deoscar Hernandez hit a two-run home run and Game 1 hero Freddie Freeman followed up with a home run of his own to make things go haywire for Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon in the bottom of the third inning. A 4-1 game and the Dodgers fans were excited.
Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto was nothing short of dominant, giving up just one hit and striking out four batters in 6.1 innings. He exited to a standing ovation from the Dodgers faithful.
The LA bullpen silenced the Yankees offense until the top of the ninth inning.
Soto, who had the team’s only hit until his at-bat, singled and then advanced to second base on a wild pitch.
Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen struck out Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, but on the next play, Giancarlo Stanton drove in New York’s second run.
The Yankees offense didn’t stop there.
Josh Chisholm Jr. singled into right field and Anthony Rizzo was hit by a pitch to load the bases.
Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe finished second, with Fox announcers calling his feat a “Derek Jeter moment.” The Dodgers pulled Treinen and Alex Vecia attempted to close out the game.
Vecia singled out pinch hitter Jose Trevino to center field to limit the damage and pick up the Game 2 win.
With a 2-0 series lead, the Dodgers are two wins away from capturing the eighth World Series crown in team history.
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After the game, Edman said his postseason play was “everything I imagined.”
“That’s what you work for as a baseball player,” Edman told reporters. “You grind your whole life, take thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of batting practices, just keep working, working, working.”
“The swing is never going to be perfect, but try to get as close as you can. It’s very special to be on this stage. It’s definitely been a dream of mine for some time.
Despite the win, there is a dark cloud over the Dodgers for the rest of the series.
Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani left the game in the bottom of the seventh inning after injuring himself on a stolen base attempt. He would be on the ground in pain, eventually clutching his left arm and walking off the field with trainers.
The Fall Classic shifts to Bronx, New York for Game 3 at Yankee Stadium on Monday night at 8:08 pm ET.
This story has been updated with additional information.
