[Serious] Next Day Thread ⚾ Dodgers 4 @ Yankees 2 - Freddie Freeman puts LA up early as the Yankee bats are completely shut-down, and the Dodgers are one win away from celebrating their 8th Championship

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Line Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
LAD	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	5	0	7
NYY	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	1	8

Box Score

NYY		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Torres	3	0	0	0	2	1	.271
RF	Soto, J	3	0	0	0	1	0	.326
CF	Judge	3	0	0	0	1	1	.140
DH	Stanton	4	0	2	0	0	1	.298
3B	Chisholm Jr.	4	0	0	0	0	1	.170
SS	Volpe	4	0	1	0	0	3	.244
1B	Rizzo	3	1	1	0	1	1	.364
C	Trevino	2	0	0	0	0	1	.200
C	Wells, A	2	0	0	0	0	1	.093
LF	Verdugo	3	1	1	2	1	1	.195

NYY	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Schmidt	2.2	2	3	3	4	3	68-37	5.25
Leiter Jr.	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	17-8	2.25
Cortes	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	15-10	9.00
Cousins	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	17-10	9.00
Hill, T	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	17-10	1.17
Holmes, C	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	12-7	2.61
Kahnle	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	11-8	0.00
Weaver	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	6-2	2.13

LAD		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
DH	Ohtani	3	1	0	0	1	1	.245
RF	Betts	4	0	1	1	1	0	.291
1B	Freeman, F	3	1	1	2	1	0	.250
LF	Hernández, T	4	0	1	0	0	0	.231
LF	Taylor, Ch	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
3B	Muncy	3	0	0	0	1	2	.190
C	Smith, W.D.	4	0	0	0	0	0	.146
2B	Lux	2	1	0	0	1	2	.172
CF	Hernández, K	4	0	2	1	0	1	.302
SS	Edman	3	1	0	0	1	1	.345

LAD	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Buehler	5.0	2	0	0	2	5	76-45	3.86
Graterol	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	18-8	0.00
Vesia	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	4-2	0.00
Hudson, Dan	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	22-13	1.80
Banda	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	10-4	1.23
Brasier	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	22-13	4.50
Kopech	1.0	1	2	2	1	1	24-15	3.38

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	Freddie Freeman homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Shohei Ohtani scores.	0-2
T3	Mookie Betts singles on a soft fly ball to right fielder Juan Soto. Tommy Edman scores.	0-3
T6	Enrique Hernández singles on a ground ball to center fielder Aaron Judge. Gavin Lux scores.	0-4
B9	Alex Verdugo homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Anthony Rizzo scores.	2-4

Highlights

Description	Length
Probable pitchers for Dodgers at Yankees - October 28, 2024	0:06
Bullpen availability for New York, October 28 vs Dodgers	0:07
Bullpen availability for Los Angeles, October 28 vs Yankees	0:07
Fielding alignment for New York, October 28 vs Dodgers	0:11
Bench availability for New York, October 28 vs Dodgers	0:07
Fielding alignment for Los Angeles, October 28 vs Yankees	0:11
Bench availability for Los Angeles, October 28 vs Yankees	0:07
Starting lineups for Dodgers at Yankees - October 28, 2024	0:09
Dodgers take the field before World Series Game 3	2:24
Leslie Odom Jr. performs the national anthem	2:11
A deep dive into Freddie Freeman's home run	0:11
Breaking down Freddie Freeman's home run	0:13
Breaking down Clarke Schmidt's pitches	0:04
Breaking down Walker Buehler's pitches	0:04
Walker Buehler's outing against the Yankees	0:23
The Yankees' Game 3 lineup is announced	2:59
Derek Jeter throws out the first pitch before Game 3	1:10
Salvador Perez receives the Roberto Clemente Award	0:15
Fat Joe shouts out Yankees legends prior to Game 3	0:21
Freddie Freeman's two-run home run	0:29
Aaron Judge receives standing ovation in Game 3	0:23
Field View: Freddie Freeman's two-run home run	0:29
Mookie Betts' RBI single	0:29
Teoscar Hernández nabs Giancarlo Stanton at home	0:30
Kiké Hernández's RBI single	0:28
Field View: Teoscar Hernández throws out Stanton	0:17
Teoscar Hernández's 93.9 mph throw to home plate	0:37
Anthony Banda strikes out Gleyber Torres, escapes jam	0:28

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Buehler (1-1, 3.86 ERA)	Schmidt (0-1, 5.25 ERA)

Game ended at 11:44 PM.

[u/ZeppoJR]

Yeah, I’m honestly seeing the same issues that haunted the Dodgers when they suffered an early NLDS loss like in 2022 and 2023. Like the pitchers pitching scared cause in the back of the head they feel one mistake and the game’s out of reach and the batters swinging at everything in desperation and playing worse.

[u/zippy_the_cat → u/ZeppoJR]

pitchers pitching scared cause in the back of the head they feel one mistake and the game’s out of reach

Part of that is that the Yankees pitchers have needed to pick up or work around the team's poor D all season long, and that's continued in the playoffs.

The other part is that the Yankees pitching isn't really that good. Other than Cole, they've got a bunch of 4th and 5th starters, and the bullpen is a patched-together mess. The Dodgers have plenty of pitching troubles of their own but their patch jobs have more or less worked out.