By Amy Tennery
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Los Angeles Dodgers mounted a comeback for the ages to beat the New York Yankees 7-6 in Recreation 5 on Wednesday and win their first World Sequence since 2020.
The Dodgers trailed 5-0 within the fifth inning and had been down a run within the eighth earlier than a sacrifice fly from All-Star Mookie Betts capped the largest comeback win in a clinching recreation in World Sequence historical past.
New York had hoped to develop into the primary workforce to drive a Recreation Six after trailing 0-3 in a World Sequence however fell flat of their first journey to the Fall Traditional in 15 years.
The Dodgers discovered themselves on the again foot virtually instantly as slugger Aaron Choose delivered a two-run homer within the first inning and third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. despatched one other one over the wall instantly after.
Alex Verdugo added an RBI and Giancarlo Stanton homered to present the hosts a 5-0 lead however the New York protection unraveled from there with an untended first base permitting Betts to bat within the Dodgers’ first run.
Yankee Stadium fell right into a grim silence as Freddie Freeman’s single despatched two of his workforce mates residence and Teoscar Hernandez doubled to stage the sport.
Stanton’s sacrifice fly noticed the Yankees retake the lead within the sixth inning however that was worn out by second baseman Gavin Luxs’ sacrifice fly and an RBI from Betts within the eighth.
The showdown between two marquee franchises had been a boon for Main League Baseball, with Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani driving document TV scores in his native Japan.
