Los Angeles Dodgers clinch World Series triumph – Irvine Times

The Dodgers were down 5-0 in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium as the hosts made a series of defensive errors.

They weren’t ahead on the night until the eighth inning and starting pitcher Walker Buechler, throwing in relief for the first time in six years, got the win with three quick strikeouts in the final inning.

After losing the first three games of the series, the Yankees kept their slim hopes alive with a win in Game 4 on Tuesday night.

It looked like they would carry that momentum into Wednesday as they took a 3-0 lead in the first inning when Aaron Judge and Bahamas-born British international Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit back-to-back home runs.

Alex Verdugo added another run before Giancarlo also went deep in the third inning to make it 5-0.

But defensive errors by Judge, who dropped a direct catch in the outfield, shortstop Anthony Volpe and pitcher Gerrit Cole gave the Dodgers five unearned runs in the fifth inning.

Stanton’s sacrifice bunt in the sixth inning put the Yankees back in front, but the Dodgers loaded the bases — aided by another error by catcher Austin Wells — in the eighth inning, allowing Gavin Lux and Mookie Betts to drive in two more runs.

The Yankees briefly threatened to rally in the eighth inning, but were unable to tie the game before Buehler sealed the Dodgers’ victory.

Freddie Freeman, who set a World Series record for home runs in the first four games, was named MVP.