Dodgers 4-6 Yankees, top 7

Edman starts with a 1-2 pitch! It’s a ball and Edman is safe! Runner in scoring position for Ohtani, the score is now 3-2.

Dodgers 4-6 Yankees, top 7

Ladder goes for a walk with Edman, which is ridiculous. You can’t do that! And they continue to do so! Now he faces Ohtani and the top of the lineup with a runner on first.

Dodgers 4-6 Yankees, top 7

Mark Leiter Jr. comes on for New York and promptly knocks out Will Smith! One less! Here’s Tommy Edman, who has been on base in every game since the division series. Not bad!

It wasn’t that long ago that your grandma could have gotten Wells out…

No longer.

Dodgers 4-6 Yankees, bottom 6

Soto strikes out to end the inning, but Wells touches Knack for a key home run as we head to the seventh!

Dodgers 4-6 Yankees, bottom 6

Verdugo and Torres fly out, so Soto is now batting with two outs and no one on.

HOME RUN! Dodgers 4-6 Yankees, bottom 6

Dodgers 4-5 Yankees, top 6

Holmes roars into the sixth! Muncy strikes, then Hernandez sniffs. Two points less for Lux, who ends up in second place. Easy 1-2-3 inning for the Yankees!

Dodgers 4-5 Yankees, bottom 5

Volpe jumps into the middle – it’s a can of corn. Side retired. So New York misses a chance to score, leaving two goals left in the fifth period. Remember!

Dodgers 4-5 Yankees, bottom 5

Rizzo innocently jumps into midfield for the second time. So now Knack has a chance to escape this inning, but first he has to face Volpe, who hit that grand slam last time out.

Dodgers 4-5 Yankees, bottom 5

Stanton waves to a slider: strike three! This is a big advantage for Knack. Rizzo now on the plate.

Dodgers 4-5 Yankees, bottom 5

Now Chisholm goes through, while Edman’s error gives New York the lead in the fifth. Stanton up, two on, none out.

Dodgers 4-5 Yankees, bottom 5

Knack is back and so is Judge, who hits a routine ground ball to short Edman’s boot! He recovers and throws, but it’s not in time, so the Yankees have a leadoff runner for Chisholm!

Will New York respond to LA’s split fifth?

Dodgers 4-5 Yankees, top 5

Hernandez swings at the first pitch and pops out to right. He swings his bat angrily as he makes his way to the dugout. The inning is over, but LA scored two within one run to tie the score.

RUN! Dodgers 4-5 Yankees, top 5

Dodgers 3-5 Yankees, top 5

Betts hits a bouncer to second base. Torres throws to Volpe for an out at second base. A down and runner on the corners for Freddie Freeeman.

He also jumps to second place – can New York finish second? Torres throws to Volpe for the first time, but the first throw seems to be too late! The referee calls him out, but LA will challenge. If LA wins the challenge, Ohtani scores and it becomes a one-run game!

Dodgers 3-5 Yankees, top 5

So Hill has to prevent that walk from scoring, which is very difficult.

And Ohtani actually brings the first throw into the middle. that’s a base hit!

Betts is now two players ahead. Dangerous times for New York.

Dodgers 3-5 Yankees, top 5

Gil goes against Edman, which is exactly what you can’t do against this team. You can’t accompany anyone at the back of the lineup if Ohtani and Co. are waiting at the top.

Boone comes out and grabs Gil, who looked good until he gave up a routine pop-up home run and a walk. Here comes Tim Hill, one of the best players on the Yankees team, facing Ohtani.

HOME RUN! Dodgers 3-5 Yankees, top 5

Dodgers 2-5 Yankees, bottom 4

Soto ends up in second place. Inning over.

Dodgers 2-5 Yankees, bottom 4

So Knack, part of a bullpen game for LA designed to get the Dodgers through a game without using their best relievers, puts Torres on a 4-6-3 double play. That means the bases are empty for Juan Soto, which is just how an LA fan likes it.

Dodgers 2-5 Yankees, bottom 4

This finally puts the Yankees in a position where they don’t have to overcome a deficit for the first time since this series began on Friday. That was a long time ago! And now Verdugo opens with a base hit to right over new pitcher Landon Knack.

And here comes the top of the Yankees lineup.

It’s high, it’s wide…

Dodgers 2-5 Yankees, top 4

Lux quietly goes to the second. Inning over. Yankees with momentum!

Dodgers 2-5 Yankees, top 4

The call on the field is reversed and the inning continues. Two outs, one for Gavin Lux.

Dodgers 2-5 Yankees, top 4

Hernandez hits short – Volpe has it, he shoots for the first time for the second time – Torres throws for the first time in time! Double play in the bottom of the inning!

Or is it? The Dodgers initially challenge the out call.

Dodgers 2-5 Yankees, top 4

Rizzo makes a good catch near the screen on the first base side of the infield, eliminating Hernandez. Tough game and another reason for the Bronx crowd to cheer.

It’s Muncy’s turn and now the count is complete.

Ball four! This is Gil’s first walk of the evening.

Grand slam home run! Dodgers 2-5 Yankees, last third

Dodgers 2-1 Yankees, last third

Rizzo brings it out in the infield! The only thing Rizzo couldn’t do! Wow!

Now it’s up to Volpe.

Dodgers 2-1 Yankees, last third

Rizzo is up 2-0.

Dodgers 2-1 Yankees, last third

Hudson walks Stanton and so the bases are loaded for Anthony Rizzo.

Mark Prior goes to the hill to talk to his helper. That makes sense, that’s a big moment in this ball game.

Dodgers 2-1 Yankees, last third

It’s actually a strike, so Stanton is 1-2 on the hole.

Hudson shoots first to stop Chisholm, much to the chagrin of the lively Yankees crowd.

Now Chisholm takes off to second base – no throw!

Second and third, with one out! It’s now a full count for Stanton!

Dodgers 2-1 Yankees, last third

Now Stanton is hit! Right at your fingertips! But he was swinging on the pitch, so that should be a hit!

The referees chat to figure this out, but it’s pretty obvious – this is a punch.

Dodgers 2-1 Yankees, last third

Chisholm hits a line shot to the right of the wall! Betts plays it perfectly! That means Jazz only has one single! Great defense from Betts!

Judge is at third base and New York is just a hop away from tying this game. Stanton is here!

Dodgers 2-1 Yankees, last third

Soto can’t find Hudson’s low slider. That’s strike three and the first out.

Then Hudson slaps Judge right on the wrist, as if he didn’t have enough problems already! that was disgusting! But it means Judge doesn’t throw punches, so that’s progress.

An out base runner here for Chisholm.

Dodgers 2-1 Yankees, last third

Right-hander Daniel Hudson replaces Casparius while Aaron Boone makes excuses for poor baserunning in an in-game interview with FOX TV US.

Soto is at the plate.

Dodgers 2-1 Yankees, top 3

Ohtani shoots wide right, Betts lands for the second time, and then they even get Freeman out! He jumps to the left. Inning over: an easy one for Gil.

Yankees fans represent NYC well

I hope you enjoyed your last MLB game.

RUN! Dodgers 2-1 Yankees, bottom

Dodgers 2-0 Yankees, bottom

Wells hits a long, deep drive to midfield! Is that out? No, it’s from the top wall! Volpe got it wrong and doesn’t score from second with a double! How is that possible? Are you kidding me?

Wow!

OK, so second and third, one out, and here’s Verdugo, who hit a garbage-time home run in the ninth inning last night.

Dodgers 2-0 Yankees, bottom

Wells, of course, is behind in the count. Casparius throws first to control Volpe, who goes first.

Now he delivers and Wells shoots the ball out, out of play behind home plate – that’s a foul and out of the game.

Then Volpe takes off on the next pitch! It’s a good jump and the Yankee shortstop slides in safely! So New York has a third runner in scoring position!

Dodgers 2-0 Yankees, bottom

Volpe goes for a walk. The problem is that Wells is next and he hasn’t thrown a single shot in a long time. What is now?

Dodgers 2-0 Yankees, bottom

Casparius is back out there in LA and Rizzo is at it in New York. The first baseman hit but had no problems with his hand. Here he is watching a moving fastball get three hits!

Volpe is next.