Dodgers - Yankees summary online: stats, scores and highlights | 2024 MLB World Series Game 3 highlights
Dodgers dominate Yankees, one game from a clean sweep
Dodgers almost pitch perfect in Game 3
Things are very serious for the New York Yankees right now. Their dominant bats have fallen silent in the postseason leaving them looking wildly overmatched. That is not to take anything away from the Los Angeles Dodgers, but what should have been a 50/50 matchup between two Titans of the game has turned into a good old-fashioned beat down.
So how did we get here? Well two things.
First let me talk about the Yankees. They're failings and shortcomings are all too obvious for everyone to see. They have gotten through this season by proving the all-or-bust proponents for the modern game correct. They have sacrificed average for power. And it always worked.
Until suddenly it didn't.
They've had slumps in their offense before through the season but always their defense has been tight enough and strong enough to dig them out of a hole. And just when they needed that most, at the moment where they had to have the tightest defense they've ever had against the strongest offense they've ever faced, it has failed them.
The entire Yankees lineup has done precisely nothing for the first three games of the World Series. No big hits, no clutch blasts, nothing. And just at that precise moment when they need their defense to be tight, to keep the game scoreless, they began hemorrhaging runs.
And what made all of this so unbearable was that they weren't doing this in a throwaway game in the middle of the season. They didn't even do it against the team like Cleveland. No, all of this against the team that will punish you for every misstep. The Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Yankee failings are only one side of the issue. True it is astounding how far they have fallen, but the other side of this equation is just as unbelievable, just as shocking, and almost magical in its scope.
The Dodger curse is such an ingrained part of baseball as to be taken as a given. Perennially one of the strongest teams in the game, the Dodgers always dominate the season and then flag in the final weeks. They expend all of their energy getting to the playoffs only to collapse just before the finish line.
And this season it looked as if the same old Dodger script would play out again. They were flagging and faltering and looked for all the world as if they may be sent packing by the Padres. But then something remarkable happened. The Dodgers, for the first time in living memory, got their second wind.
Since that moment, Los Angeles has improved with every pitch, every swing, every step and every catch. Game 1 saw them come from behind and blast the roof off of Chavez ravine. Well, the metaphorical roof anyway.
And they improved in Game 2, barely putting a foot wrong. But Game 3 has been their masterstroke. As the series moved to New York, into the lion’s den as it were, the Yankees were expected to level the score. Instead, the Los Angeles Dodgers played an almost flawless game.
Walker Buehler, who has had a season that has been, let's face it, awful, came out and really shone. He dominated completely one of the biggest hitting lineups in baseball, making them look like children playing Little League.
The famous short porch in the Bronx means that right field is a seething cauldron of action and Mookie Betts covered every inch of it with excellent defense. Every member of the Dodgers fielding unit was solid, but Betts was outstanding.
The Yankees find themselves now just one game from being swept in the first World Series that they have been to in 15 years.
The Dodgers are now just one game away from winning their first true World Series in almost 40 years. Yes you read that right, I don't count 2020. The reason I don't count it is as I mentioned before, the fact that the Dodgers always fail at the end of a long season. With 2020 cut short, it simply is not reflective of a true championship. You can disagree if you want to.
Game 4 of the 2024 World Series will do one of two things. It will either confirm that the Dodgers have finally lived up to their promise after so many years of heartache and vindicate the system of play that Dave Roberts has instituted there.
If that happens, it will also completely undermine the Yankees’ approach to baseball, proving once and for all that putting the ball in play is what the game is all about.
The other option is that it will show that the Yankees are still a lethal machine, capable of coming back from any deficit, and stinging even if it is with their dying breath.
It is not all rosy for the Dodgers. Their bullpen is stretched to its limits. And it was clear to anyone with a pair of eyes in their head that Shohei Ohtani's shoulder injury is worse than he or the team let on. If the Yankees can win Game 4, there could be struggles down the road. But if I were a Dodgers fan, I would be feeling ecstatic about their chances. And if I were a Yankee fan, I would be looking for any spark of life. So far, there have been none.
GOODBYE!!!
That is going to do it for our live coverage of Game 3 of the 2024 World Series. We hope that you enjoyed it as much as we did!
We will be back with you for Game 4 tomorrow! Until then, have a great day and God bless!
Alex Verdugo home run
The only bright spark for the Yankees tonight, and that is not an exaggeration. The ONLY one.
Not nearly enough against a team like the Dodgers.
Dodgers win!!!
Gleyber Torres the hitter now and the Yankees have the top of the order and a flicker of hope. He takes two balls and two strikes before tapping one up the middle. Tommy Edman gets to it and makes the throw in plenty of time for the third out! The Dodgers win!
Alex Verdugo Home Run!!!
Alex Verdugo up now and he watches a called strike before whiffing at a fastball for strike two. Kopech delivers another but Verdugo manages to foul it off. 0-2
Another fastball and Verdugo crushes it to right field! The Yankees are within two!
Wells pops the next pitch into foul territory by first and Freddie Freeman takes it for the second out. The Dodgers just need one more.
Wild Pitch
Austin Wells up to the plate with one on and one out and he fouls one back before taking one in the dirt. Wells chases a high fastball for strike two and then Kopech lets one get away from him. It goes to the backstop and Rizzo takes second on the play.
walk
Anthony Rizzo the hitter now and he draws a walk on five pitches.
Bottom 9th
Anthony Volpe will lead off for the Yankees and they are down to their last three outs. He comes out aggressively but goes down swinging on high heat.
And then there were two.
Pitching Change
Dave Roberts calls on Michael Kopech to slam the door shut on the Yankees and bring the Dodgers to within one game of glory.
Double Play 6-4-3
Mookie Betts the hitter now and he hits a grounder to short. Volpe goes to second for one and on to first for the second to end the inning.
Challenge successful: Hit by Pitch
Shohei Ohtani will face the new pitcher with one out, the bases empty. On a 1-1 delivery a ball looks to clip Ohtani's toe but was called a ball. The Dodgers challenge the non-call and win the challenge. Ohtani was indeed hit by the pitch.
Pitching Change
Aaron Boone calls on Luke Weaver to replace Tommy Kahnle on the mound.
Top 9th
Tommy Edman leads things off for the Dodgers and he chops a grounder to third base. Jazz Chisholm gets to it and the throw to first is just in time. One away.
Jazz Chisholm at the plate now with Judge on first and two outs. He watches two quick strikes before fighting back with a foul and a ball low. The 1-2 delivery is fouled back again.
High heat gets him swinging to end the inning and the Yankees are teetering over, against the ropes and wobbled.
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Giancarlo Stanton the hitter with one on and one out. He gets blown away by a fastball and then watches a slider that buckles his knees for strike three.
walk
Aaron Judge the hitter now and he manages to work the count full before the payoff misses in the dirt for a walk.
Bottom 8th
Juan Soto will lead things off for the Yankees and he works the count full before the payoff delivery from Brasier is lined to right field, but yet again Mookie Betts is there. He is covering all of that ground out there! One down.
Pitching Change
Ryan Brasier will come on to pitch for the Dodgers as Chris Taylor takes over for Teoscar Hernández in left field.
Kiké Hernández the hitter now and he skies one up to shallow right field. Gleyber Torres drifts back and calls for it, and puts it away to end the inning.
We are heading to the bottom of the eighth and the Yankees have just two innings left to clear up that four run deficit.
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Gavin Lux will face the new pitcher and he sees four changeups and is called out on another awful call. It looks like this umpire just can't wait to get the season over with and go fishing in the Bahamas for the winter.
Pitching Change
That is going to do it for Clay Holmes as Aaron Boone calls for Tommy Kahnle to come on.
Smith works a full count before hitting a soft line drive to second and Gleyber Torres takes it for the first out.
Top 8th
Austin Wells will stay in the game behind the plate with Clay Holmes on the mound and Will Smith leads things off for the Dodgers.
Terrible called three strikeout!
He fouls three back before Banda misses twice. The 2-2 delivery is a called strike and that was a terrible call! It was miles high! That was easily one of the worst calls we have seen this season!
Gleyber Torres the hitter now with runners on first and second and two outs. He has been solid for the Yankees, but they need him to do it right now if ever.
walk
Alex Verdugo has one runner on and two outs here as he faces Banda. The first delivery misses high and tight. A sinker just misses inside and the third down low. The 3-0 from Banda misses up and in to walk Verdugo on four pitches.
Pitching Change
One thing about Dave Roberts, when he is using his bullpen, he uses it aggressively. He wastes no time in going into it now for Anthony Banda, looking for that lefty on lefty advantage with Verdugo up next.
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Hudson misses outside and down before fouling one back. 2-1
A fastball catches the outside edge to level it up at 2-2 before another one just misses to run it full.
Hudson delivers a peach of a fastball on the bottom rung for a called strike! That was a thing of beauty!
Pinch-hitter
Austin Wells will come into the game and hit for catcher Jose Trevino.
single to center
Anthony Rizzo the hitter now and he works a full count before the payoff is fouled off. The replay is fouled off as well. The ninth pitch of the at-bat is ripped into right center field for a single. Great at-bat by Rizzo! He was down 0-2 before clawing his way back into that one.
Hudson comes after Volpe with fastballs and manages to work a full count. The payoff pitch is ripped a long way into that right field corner but hooks foul.
Another payoff from Hudson and Volpe can't catch up to the hight heat for strike three! He let the bat get away from him and it went into the Dodgers dugout. Luckily nobody was hit. One away
Bottom 7th
Anthony Volpe will lead things off for the Yankees and they better do something quickly because they are running out of runway here.
Pitching Change
The Dodgers will call on Daniel Hudson to take over on the mound.
Seventh inning stretch
We head into the stretch with the Dodgers firmly in the driver's seat, leading 4-0 and keeping the Yankees on the ropes.
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Max Muncy the hitter now with men on the corners and two outs. He runs the count to 2-2 and goes down swinging to end the threat.
Single to center
Teoscar Hernández faces the new pitcher and jumps on the first pitch he sees, rapping it past Volpe into center field for a single. Freddie Freeman makes it to third, bad ankle and all.
Pitching Change
Aaron Boone will now tap Clay Holmes to take over on the mound from Tim Hill. He inherits a baserunner in Freeman and two outs.
Fielder's choice
Freeman stays in there and fouls off the next two deliveries from Hill. 1-2
He then rolls one out to second base and Torres goes to Volpe at second for the force out, but Freeman beats out the double at first.
Freddie Freeman the hitter now and he takes a ball before fouling a hard shot off his bad ankle. That is tough! The trainers come out and have a look at him but he is limping.
walk
Mookie Betts the hitter now and he works the count full before Hill's payoff delivery misses high for a walk. That is the sixth walk for the Dodgers in this game!
Top 7th
Shohei Ohtani leads off for the Dodgers and he takes two balls and fouls three off before popping one up into foul territory by third base for Jazz Chisholm to put it away. One down.
Pitching Change
Tim Hill will take over on the mound for the Yankees.
Jazz Chisholm will face the new pitcher with runners on first and second and two outs. Vesia delivers two sliders in the dirt and Chisholm lays off both of them before fouling back a perfect fastball. 2-1
Another slider from Vesia and Chisholm taps it to second. Lux flips it to Edman for the force out to end the inning.
Pitching change
Dave Roberts wastes no time in pulling Graterol and makes the call for Alex Vesia to face the Yankees.
single to center
Giancarlo Stanton comes to the plate now with one on and now two outs. He rips one right back up the middle and now the Yankees have two men on base for the first time tonight.
Fielder's choice
Aaron Judge the hitter now with one on and one out. He takes a ball before hitting a bullet back at the mound. Graterol has trouble fielding it and goes to second for the force out.
walk
Juan Soto the hitter now and Graterol stays away from him, walking him on five pitches, only one of them even close to the zone.
Bottom 6th
Top of the order and Gleyber Torres leads things off for the Yankees. He works the count full before chopping a soft tapper to second. Lux goes to Freeman and it is one out.
Pitching Change
After a spectacular six innings, the Dodgers dip into their bullpen and call on Brusdar Graterol to take over from Walker Buehler.
Strike em out, throw em out
Tommy Edman up now with a runner on first and one out. He works the count full and the payoff pitch is a swing and miss. Hernández takes off on the pitch and Trevino's throw has him by a mile. Strike em out, throw em out to end the inning!
But not before the Dodgers extend their commanding lead to 4-0.
Dodgers score!!!
Hernández hits a single straight up the middle and Lux will try for the plate. The throw by Judge is not in time! The Dodgers tack on one more!
Wild Pitch
Kiké Hernández up now and the first pitch gets away from Cousins and Lux takes second base on it.
Hit by Pitch
Gavin Lux the hitter now and he works a 2-2 count before an inside fastball by Cousins catches him in the back. That one got away from him, no way you hit a guy with two strikes on him.
Top 6th
Will Smith leads off against the new pitcher and he ropes a lined shot but Anthony Volpe makes the diving catch for the first out.
Pitching Change
Jake Cousins comes into the game on the mound for the Yankees.
Alex Verdugo to the plate now and he takes one for a ride to right field but Mookie Betts catches up to it and ends the inning. They Yankees go down in order and Betts is having an outstanding night in right field.
Jose Trevino the hitter now and he works a full count. The payoff from Buehler is fouled back and we do it again. Another payoff and Trevino chops a ground ball to third but Muncy makes a huge play and the throw is in time. Two gone.
Bottom 5th
Anthony Rizzo leads things off and jumps on the first pitch, popping it to shallow right field for Mookie Betts. One away.
Double Play
Max Muncy the hitter now and he grounds one to second and Gleyber Torres steps on the bag and goes to first to complete the 4-3 double play and end the inning.
Teoscar Hernández up now and he ropes a line drive to deep center but Aaron Judge is there. One away
Top 5th
Freddie Freeman leads off and taps a roller to third that is completely mishandled by Jazz Chisholm at third. Error for the leadoff.
Out at the plate!
Anthony Volpe the hitter now and he works the count to 2-2 before ripping a line drive for a single to left! Giancarlo Stanton tries for home and Teoscar Hernández guns it to Smith and he is gone at the plate! No question about that one at all! What a throw! What a tag!
Jazz Chisholm the hitter and he rips what looks to be a single to right but Mookie Betts makes a diving catch! What a play! That would have been an easy run scored but Betts was all over it.
Double
Giancarlo Stanton up now and he raps a shot into the gap in left for a double. That is the first hit by the Yankees tonight!
Bottom 4th
Aaron Judge leads off and jumps on the first pitch. It is fairly deep to left but not deep enough as Teoscar Hernández gets under it and puts it away.
Mookie Betts comes up to the plate and jumps on the first pitch. A fly ball to left has Verdugo momentarily twisted around but he recovers and makes the catch to end the inning. After four it is still 3-0 Dodgers.
Shohei Ohtani the hitter now with runners on first and second and one out. Cortez comes after him and gets two strikes before trying all the edges to run the count full.
The payoff pitch is fouled back and Ohtani's swing looks as if it is lacking something. Another payoff and Ohtani chases it to go down swinging. The injury to the shoulder may have been worse than he is letting on.
Pitching Change
The Yankees take advantage of the moment to make the pitching change and Nestor Cortes comes on to replace Mark Leiter.
Take a look at it
Just for the record, yes you CAN block the plate if you have the ball. Trevino had it, so that is not an issue. Did he get his hand in under the knee? I think maybe he did, but it is not clear and irrefutable which is the criteria for overturning a call on the field.
Call upheld
The call is upheld on review. The runner is out!
Out at the plate?
Tommy Edman the hitter now and he lays down a perfect bunt. Leiter pounces and flips home and Trevino gets him! Out at the plate!
The Dodgers challenge the call...
single to right
Kiké Hernández to the plate now and he rips a base hit to the gap in center field. Soto comes up gunning as Lux tries for third but the throw is not in time! The Dodgers have runners on the corners and nobody out.
Top 4th
Gavin Lux will lead things off for the Dodgers in the fourth and he draws a leadoff walk, and that is the third leadoff walk in four innings for LA.
Juan Soto comes to the plate now and he grounds a sharp one directly to Freddie Freeman at first base. He steps on the bag and ends the inning.
walk
Top of the order now and Gleyber Torres and he stays tough in there, laying off some close pitches and drawing a walk on five pitches. That is his second walk and he has been both of the Yankees' total baserunners tonight.
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Alex Verdugo the hitter now and he fouls off four pitches before watching a sinker fall in there for a called strike three. He goes down looking. Two out. That is four strikeouts in a row for Buehler.
Bottom 3rd
Jose Trevino leads off and Walker Buehler sits him down on three straight pitches. He is dealing tonight.
Will Smith leads off and takes a big curve ball outside for ball one. A fastball by Leiter gets past Smith and a big looping curve misses for ball two.
Leiter goes back upstairs and now it is 3-1 on Smith with nowhere to put him.
Talk about a big-time pitch. Leiter can't make a single mistake here.
And he catches the corner to run the count full. The payoff delivery from Leiter is jammed back to the mound and Leiter flips it to first to get out of a jam. The Yankees escape with no further damage but the Dodgers tack on one more and lead now 3-0 after three innings.
Pitching change
Aaron Boone has seen enough and he strides out to take the baseball from Schmidt after just 2.2 innings. The home run was bad but it was the walks that did it.
Mark Leiter will be called upon again by the Yankees to stem this bleeding.
walk
Max Muncy up now and there are still two on but now two out. He takes until he gets a strike and that is at 2-1.
Schmidt is having real trouble finding the zone. A sweeper gets Muncy seinging and it is 2-2.
A sinker inside runs the count full. Schmidt delivers the payoff and it is fouled back. One more time.
Another cutter, another foul. The eighth pitch of the at-bat misses and Muncy draws the walk. The bases are full.
Infield fly
Teoscar Hernández up to the plate now with runners on first and second and only one out. The Yankees are in a terribly dangerous situation here.
He jumps on the second pitch and pops it to short stop. The infield fly is called and it is two out.
walk
Freddie Freeman the hitter now with Betts on first base and Freeman has been on fire lately. The Yankees decide to pitch to him and they walk him on five pitches. Only one was even close.
Dodgers score!!!
Mookie Betts comes up now with Edman at second and one out. He takes two balls and a strike before fouling one off. 2-2
Another pitch, another foul. Still 2-2.
Once again for luck and same result. Still 2-2.
A sweeper misses outside and it is now a full count. Schmidt's payoff delivery is fouled off and we do it again. The ninth pitch of the at-bat is slapped into short right field and it falls into play just in front of Soto! Edman scores from second and the Dodgers extend their lead!
Shohei Ohtani comes to the plate and the question marks are still there after he walked on his first at bat. Schmidt makes a pickoff move to first and then delivers a fastball outside.
Another fastball misses before a splitter catches the zone for strike one. A great knuckle curve drops off the table as Ohtani swings through it. Another step off by Schmidt and that is two in this at-bat.
Edman takes off on the next pitch as Ohtani chops it to second. No chance at a double play so Torres goes to first for the out. One down.
Top 3rd
Tommy Edman will lead things off in the third for the Dodgers and he draws a leadoff walk on four pitches.
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Anthony Rizzo the hitter now and he goes down swinging on four pitches to end the inning. The Yankees' struggles at the plate continue.
Anthony Volpe up to the plate now and he works a full count before the payoff delivery by Buehler is a big middle-middle whopper and Volpe just swung through it. Two gone.
Bottom 2nd
Jazz Chisholm will lead off for the Yankees and he works a 3-1 count before popping a high fly ball to shallow center field. Kiké Hernández steams in and takes the catch for the first out.
K
Kiké Hernández at the plate now and he gets nothing but splitters, curves, that nasty knuckle curve and he goes down swinging to end the inning.
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Gavin Lux the hitter now and he goes down swinging on a peach of a knuckle curve. What a pitch from Schmidt!
Top 2nd
Will Smith will lead things off for the Dodgers in the second. He takes two balls before rapping a routine fly ball to right field but Juan Soto is right there. It made it to the warning track, but that is because of how shallow right field is here in Yankee Stadium. Even the routine looks spectacular here.
Giancarlo Stanton the hitter now and he chops a shot to short. Tommy Edman goes the short way to get the force out at second to end the inning.
Aaron Judge comes to the plate now and he has struggled mightily this post season. He takes a ball and a strike before the 1-1 pitch misses low. He manages to check his swing on that one.
A high fastball is fouled back before the 2-2 is a breaking ball that misses low. Full count.
Buehler's payoff delivery is a fastball outside and Judge chases it for strike three. He is still struggling at the plate and that is bad news for the Yankees.
Juan Soto comes to the plate now and Buehler drops a curve ball in there for strike one. He delivers a fastball outside to even things up and then misses badly with a curve outside. 2-1
A change up hits the bottom rung for strike two and then Buehler puts a fastball in the same spot. Soto hits it the opposite field toward left and Teoscar Hernández sprints back and catches it. One away.
walk
Torres runs the count full before the payoff delivery from Buehler misses up and in for a leadoff walk.
Bottom 1st
Walker Buehler takes the mound for the Dodgers and he will face Gleyber Torres to lead things off for the Yankees. Buehler has struggled all season but he has been a workhorse for LA in the playoffs in recent years.
Max Muncy to the plate and he goes down swinging on three straight fastballs. But the Dodgers draw first blood and lead 2-0.
Teoscar Hernández the hitter now and he dribbles a slow roller to short for Anthony Volpe. The throw to first and we have two away.
Freddie Freeman Home Run!!!!
Freddie Freeman now at the plate and he watches two called strikes and a ball high. 1-2
A fastball is served up and Freddie Freeman bangs it into that short porch!!! Home run for Freddie Freeman for his fifth consecutive World Series game! The Dodgers jump out to a 2-0 lead!
Mookie Betts the hitter now and Schmidt delivers a fastball for a strike to start it off. There it is, he has found the zone now.
A pickoff attempt to first sets up a second strike from Schmidt on a breaking ball. He serves up another curve and Betts fouls it off. 0-2
Laying off a high fastball and then fouling a splitter off Betts is now 1-2.
Schmidt misses outside with a fastball, but it was a lucky call for Betts. That was a strike.
Another fastball and Mookie pops it into shallow left field for Verdugo. One away. o
walk
Schmidt delivers a fastball up high for ball one. And we are off and running!
Another fastball misses outside before a third one misses low. A fourth fastball outside sees Ohtani get a leadoff walk.
Top 1st
Shohei Ohtani leads things off for the Dodgers and this at-bat has everyone holding their breath. After that minor shoulder injury in Game 2, is he still at full strength? This will tell us a lot about how he is feeling.
PLAY BALL!
The Yankees are on the field, Clarke Schmidt is on the mound. The fans are in on their feet and the umpires are ready as Shohei Ohtani will lead off for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Let's PLAY BALL!!!
ALMOST THERE!
Go get the chips, order the wings, slice the pizza and pour the drinks. Walk the dog and take out the trash. We are almost ready for the first pitch and you won't want to miss it.
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LINEUPS
The Home Team
Yankees Batting Order
1. Gleyber Torres, (R) 2B
2. Juan Soto, (L) RF
3. Aaron Judge, (R) CF
4. Giancarlo Stanton, (R) DH
5. Jazz Chisholm, (L) 3B
6. Anthony Volpe, (R) SS
7. Anthony Rizzo, (L) 1B
8. Jose Trevino, (R) C
9. Alex Verdugo, (L) LF
Manager: Aaron Boone
Pitching coach: Matt Blake
The Visitors
Dodgers Batting Order
1. Shohei Ohtani, (L) DH
2. Mookie Betts, (R) RF
3. Freddie Freeman, (L) 1B
4. Teoscar Hernández, (R) LF
5. Max Muncy, (L) 3B
6. Will Smith, (R) C
7. Gavin Lux, (L) 2B
8. Kiké Hernández, (R) CF
9. Tommy Edman, (S) SS
Manager: Dave Roberts
Pitching coach: Mark Prior
STARTING PITCHERS SEASON STATS
NEW YORK YANKEES
Clarke SchmidtRHP
5 - 5
2.85 ERA
93 K
85.1 IP
1.18 WHIP
LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Walker BuehlerRHP
1 - 6
5.38 ERA
64 K
75.1 IP
1.55 WHIP
PITCHING
The Dodgers, leading 2-0, have shown powerful offense and command on the mound, with their Game 2 win fueled by strong hitting and dominant pitching. The Yankees will be counting on the energy of a home crowd and a more favorable field setup to claw their way back into the series.
Yankees: Clarke Schmidt
For the Yankees, Clarke Schmidt gets his first World Series start. The right-hander has shown composure in his early postseason appearances, allowing only two runs in each outing, but the stakes in the Bronx tonight are higher than ever. His home-field ERA of 4.50 this season isn’t as sharp as he’d like, and he’ll need to neutralize a Dodgers lineup that’s averaging over six runs per game in the playoffs so far. With stars like Aaron Judge and Juan Soto looking to spark some offense, Schmidt’s steady hand will be key in keeping the Yankees’ hopes alive as they try to break the Dodgers’ early grip on the series
Dodgers: Walker Buehler
Walker Buehler takes the mound for the Dodgers. It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster season for him, marked by his recovery from a second Tommy John surgery and a tough 5.38 ERA in regular play. But when the postseason lights come on, Buehler tends to lock in. He’s bounced back impressively in the NLCS with a crucial four-inning shutout against the Mets. Buehler’s postseason experience and the Dodgers’ recent momentum could spell trouble for the Yankees.
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Welcome to the Diario AS USA live commentary of Game 3 of the 2024 World Series as the series heads to the Bronx with the New York Yankees staggered by two losses to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The 2024 World Series heats up tonight in New York as the Dodgers, leading 2-0, face the Yankees for Game 3 at Yankee Stadium. It’s a high-stakes evening with a lot riding on Shohei Ohtani’s shoulder after he suffered a partial dislocation in Game 2 during a hard slide. While Ohtani is officially in the lineup, whether he’ll be at his usual level remains to be seen. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is hopeful, explaining that as long as Ohtani feels up to it, he’s ready to play. Ohtani’s presence on the field would be huge, considering his MVP-level performance that helped bring the Dodgers to this stage.
Meanwhile, Yankees slugger Aaron Judge faces pressure to perform. Despite his stellar regular season with 58 homers and an OPS over 1.1, Judge has yet to find his rhythm in the World Series. He’s struggled at the plate with six strikeouts across the first two games and only a single hit. Judge acknowledges the challenge, expressing the need to “step up” and capitalize on the opportunities created by his teammates.
In tonight's matchup, the Yankees are banking on Clarke Schmidt to get the team back in contention, while Dodgers’ Walker Buehler takes the mound to try to extend L.A.'s lead even further. The stakes are immense for New York; losing Game 3 would put them on the edge of elimination, a spot where only 15 teams in MLB history have managed a comeback in a best-of-seven series.
The game gets underway at 8:08 p.m. ET, and Yankee Stadium is expected to be packed with fans hungry for a win. Yankees veteran Giancarlo Stanton feels the energy of the home crowd could make the difference. For baseball fans, it’s a night of high drama as the Bronx faithful rally behind their team’s fight to turn the tide against the Dodgers.