Dodgers win World Series after incredible Game 5 comeback over Yankees

For nan 2nd clip this decade, nan Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions.

The Dodgers fought backmost from down 5 runs to return Game 5 of nan Fall Classic against nan New York Yankees, 7-6, to triumph nan eighth title successful franchise history.

Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm went back-to-back successful nan first inning, and by nan 4th inning, it was a 5-0 lead for New York. However, their biggest rumor successful shoddy defense would travel backmost to haunt them.

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts (50) and Freddie Freeman (5) observe aft scoring against nan New York Yankees during nan 5th inning successful Game 5 of nan shot World Series, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, successful New York.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

In nan 5th inning, Judge dropped a regular statement drive. Then, Chisholm couldn’t grip a short propulsion astatine third. After that, Gerrit Cole didn’t screen first guidelines connected what should person been nan 3rd out, which alternatively was an RBI single. The Dodgers saw an opportunity and pounced, arsenic Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernandez each drove successful 2 runs to necktie nan crippled astatine five. 

New York regained nan lead successful nan sixth, but they were again talented different chance successful nan eighth. L.A. loaded nan bases earlier signaling an retired disconnected Tommy Kahnle, prompting Aaron Boone to spell pinch person Luke Weaver. Gavin Lux, though, tied nan crippled pinch a sac fly, and past Shohei Ohtani reached guidelines connected a catcher’s interference to load nan bases again. The adjacent batter, Mookie Betts, deed a sac fly, giving nan Dodgers a 7-6 lead.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Treinen (49) and  catcher Will Smith (16) observe aft nan eighth inning against nan New York Yankees successful crippled 5 of nan 2024 MLB World Series astatine Yankee Stadium.  (Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)

New York had runners connected first and 2nd pinch 1 retired successful nan bottommost half, but Giancarlo Stanton popped out, and Anthony Rizzo struck retired to extremity nan threat, arsenic person Blake Treinen completed his 2.1 scoreless innings of work.

Walker Buehler came connected for nan save, and he retired Anthony Volpe, Austin Wells, and Alex Verdugo successful bid to sphere nan title.

The Yankees were aiming to go nan first squad to ever unit a Game 6 ever trailing 3-0 successful a bid - only 3 different instances had moreover gone to 5 games. In fact, it could beryllium based on that nan Yankees are winning this series, 3-2, if they play cleanable defense. However, only nan Dodgers will beryllium flying backmost to Los Angeles, and it will beryllium for their World Series parade.

It's Shohei Ohtani's first title successful his very first travel to nan postseason - for Betts and Freeman, it's their second. Clayton Kershaw will besides get a 2nd ringing contempt an abbreviated play owed to injury.

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez (37) celebrates aft hitting a azygous during nan ninth inning against nan New York Yankees successful crippled 4 of nan 2024 MLB World Series astatine Yankee Stadium. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

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The Dodgers won nan World Series successful nan COVID-shortened 2020 season, but this is their first title successful a afloat play since 1988.

They were nan wire-to-wire favorites from outpouring training, and now, it each makes consciousness arsenic to why.

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