The Dodgers have clinched their eighth World Series title, staging a remarkable comeback from a five-run deficit to defeat the New York Yankees 7-6 in a thrilling Game 5 on Wednesday night in the Bronx. The Yankees seemed poised to force the series back to Los Angeles after trailing 3-0, as Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr. launched back-to-back homers off Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty in the first inning, giving the Yankees an early 3-0 lead in front of a raucous crowd of 49,263.
Alex Verdugo's RBI single in the second and Giancarlo Stanton's solo shot in the third extended the Yankees' lead to 5-0. However, the Dodgers rallied in the fifth inning, capitalizing on a series of Yankees errors and RBI hits from Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and Teoscar Hernández, all off Yankees starter Gerrit Cole, who had carried a no-hitter into the frame.
The Yankees briefly regained the lead 6-5 in the sixth on a Stanton sacrifice fly, but the Dodgers secured the victory in the eighth with sacrifice flies from Gavin Lux and Mookie Betts. New York made a last-ditch effort in the bottom of the eighth when Judge doubled and Chisholm walked, setting up Stanton. However, the Yankees' $325 million designated hitter popped out, and Anthony Rizzo struck out to end the threat.
Game 3 winner Walker Buehler sealed the win by striking out Verdugo as many Yankees fans had already left the stadium. Judge and Chisholm's home runs marked the first back-to-back homers by the Yankees in a World Series since Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson in 1978. Despite the early lead, the Yankees couldn't hold off the National League champions.
No team in World Series history had ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win. The Yankees are only the fourth team to avoid a sweep and force a fifth game, joining the 1970 Cincinnati Reds, the 1937 New York Giants, and the 1910 Chicago Cubs.
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