Morning sports update
The Yankees lose: The Dodgers clinched the 2024 World Series by defeating the Yankees 7-6 in Game 5 on Wednesday night in New York. Los Angeles accomplished the 4-1 series win despite falling behind 5-0 early in the sport.
But with the season on the road, the Yankees made a series of errors – including two that got here back-to-back within the decisive fifth inning – that doomed their try to send the series back to Los Angeles.
Aaron Judge, New York's superstar centerfielder, dropped a routine fly ball with one on and no out within the fifth. On the very next at-bat, Yankee shortstop Anthony Volpe made one other error with a low throw to 3rd base.
Still, Yankee starter Gerrit Cole seemed to be on the verge of escaping the jam after hitting two straight. But with two outs, Mookie Betts managed to succeed in first base after a miscommunication between Cole and Anthony Rizzo resulted in neither reaching first base before Betts.
Faced with one other out, the Dodgers didn't miss the chance and scored three more runs to tie the sport at 5-5.
Another defensive mishap occurred within the eighth inning when a catcher's interference call gave Mookie Betts a likelihood to bat with runners in scoring position. The former Red Sox outfielder immediately hit a sacrifice fly to center field, allowing Dodgers shortstop Tommy Edman to attain the game-winning hit.
After the sport, the Fox Sports panel of two former Yankees (Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter) and one former Red Sox (David Ortiz) offered blunt commentary on what they’d just seen.
“I don’t know if I’ve ever seen anything like this, especially in a World Series or postseason game,” said Jeter, who won five championships in New York. “The Yankees made some mistakes. You can't make mistakes against a team like the Los Angeles Dodgers. This particular innings, [New York] gave them six outs.”
Rodriguez attempted to border the collapse in historical terms (though he conveniently unnoticed his own shameful history as a member of the 2004 Yankees).
“Cole was great, but that’s not the story. I mean, that was one of the biggest collapses I've ever seen in 40 years,” Rodriguez said.
Meanwhile, Ortiz seemed thrilled to see his former rival lose on baseball's biggest stage. Still, he offers some measured commentary on how the Dodgers stormed through the open door left for them by the Yankees.
“You can’t ask for more than what Gerrit Cole did. But those three errors in this inning are unacceptable,” Ortiz said. “Especially playing against a great team like the Los Angeles Dodgers.”
Interesting facts: Which manager is tied with Casey Stengel for all-time World Series wins?
(Answer below).
Note: He managed the Red Sox for 2 and a half seasons, but (like Stengel) won his seven World Series titles with the Yankees.
Scores and schedules:
The Celtics lost 135-132 to the Pacers on Wednesday, Boston's first lack of the season. The team will take the sphere against the Hornets in Charlotte on Friday at 7 p.m
Tonight the Bruins play the Hurricanes in North Carolina at 7 p.m
More from Boston.com:
Tie between the Red Sox: Mookie Betts, whom the Red Sox traded to the Dodgers in 2020, was the winner for Los Angeles within the deciding Game 5 of the World Series. The last Yankees out got here from considered one of the players the Dodgers traded to the Red Sox in exchange for Betts: Alex Verdugo.
On at the present time: In 1980 the Celtics defeated the then Kansas City Kings, 115-110. Boston was led by Cedric Maxwell, who scored a complete of 24 points. Larry Bird contributed to the entire box rating, scoring 22 points of his own together with eight rebounds and 7 steals. Robert Parish added 4 blocks (18 points and eight rebounds) in a robust team effort.
Daily highlight: Former Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo – now with the rival Yankees – has qualified for the 2024 World Series finale.
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