Key events
Dodgers 5-6 Yankees, top 7th
Muncy is stunned by the sweeper â strike three! LA leave two runners as the Yankees take a tiny lead into the stretch!
Dodgers 5-6 Yankees, top 7th
Full count! That just missed up and away!
Dodgers 5-6 Yankees, top 7th
Muncy fouls off a pitch â itâs 1-2.
Dodgers 5-6 Yankees, top 7th
Five straight balls from Holmes. Then finally a strike. Itâs 1-1.
Dodgers 5-6 Yankees, top 7th
Hernandez walks. So a pair of two-out runners for Max Muncy in a huge spot right here.
Dodgers 5-6 Yankees, top 7th
Now itâs 3-0.
Dodgers 5-6 Yankees, top 7th
Hernandez is ahead in the count, 2-0.
Dodgers 5-6 Yankees, top 7th
Cole walks Freeman and now here comes Aaron Boone to get Cole, an out short of seven innings. He wanted to stay in but he heads to the dugout and is saluted by the fans. He gave up five runs, though none were earned.
Clay Holmes comes in to try and get Hernandez for the third out.
Dodgers 5-6 Yankees, top 7th
Betts hits a come-backer to Cole who makes the stab! He throws to first for the out! Two down, and Freddie Freeman steps to the plate.
Cole on 105 pitches.
Dodgers 5-6 Yankees, top 7th
Cole is back out for more, which makes sense to me. Heâs facing Ohtani, who is definitely not right. He grounds out to second for the first out.
Hereâs Mookie Betts.
Dodgers 5-6 Yankees, bottom 6th
The count is full to Volpe! The runners on first and second will run with the pitch. Treinen deals, and Volpe grounds to second â Lux has it, makes the throw to first, side retired!
But the Yankees regain the lead!
Dodgers 5-6 Yankees, bottom 6th
Rizzo walks. Thatâs Graterolâs third walk so Roberts has had enough of that nonsense and is bringing in his biggest gun to keep this game close. Closer Blake Treinen is on his way to the mound.
NY need to get more runs in an inning where three batters walk, Iâm just going to make that extra clear.
RUN! Dodgers 5-6 Yankees, bottom 6th
Stanton hits a fly ball deep enough to center to score Soto, who tags at third to give the Yankees a slim lead. Chisholm aggressively tags up at first and barely makes it to second! So NY have a two out runner at scoring position for Rizzo, who is seeking to extend the Yankees lead.
Dodgers 5-5 Yankees, bottom 6th
Chisholm bounces to second â Lux tosses to Edman to get the force, but thatâs it. So runners at the corners for Giancarlo Stanton, who bats with everyone in the ballpark on its feet.
Dodgers 5-5 Yankees, bottom 6th
Chisholm squares to bunt! Itâs foul and now heâs down in the count 0-2!
Dodgers 5-5 Yankees, bottom 6th
Judge walks as Graterol barely misses on the up and outside part of the zone. Two on, nobody out. Hereâs Jazz Chisholm, who homered earlier, in a huge spot in this ballgame.
Dodgers 5-5 Yankees, bottom 6th
Itâs 3-2 to Judge.
Dodgers 5-5 Yankees, bottom 6th
Soto walks. Yikes. Now Judge is coming up. Can he make up for that insane drop in center field in the fifth?
Dodgers 5-5 Yankees, bottom 6th
Brusdar Graterol is in, so this should be fun. He starts off by throwing in the direction of Juan Soto, who is quickly up in the count 2-0.
Dodgers 5-5 Yankees, top 6th
Lux pops out, inning over. Cole is on 87 pitches but bounced back well that inning. I wouldnât be so quick to take him out. Itâs his last start of the season â go batter by batter in the seventh.
Oh, apparently we havenât had a pitcher throw 100 pitches in the postseason in two years, some 27 games? Did I hear FOX TV in the US right? If so is totally pathetic.
Judge is coming up this inning for NY.
Dodgers 5-5 Yankees, top 6th
Cole reaches back and blows a fastball by Smith. Two down.
Itâs up to Lux in the Dodger sixth.
Dodgers 5-5 Yankees, top 6th
Edman pops out to left. One down. Hereâs Smith, who I continue to believe is due.
Dodgers 5-5 Yankees, bottom 5th
Torres pops out to left. Inning over!
New York canât take advantage of Vesia, who eventually gets that all-important shut down inning.
What an inning. What does Cole have left?
Dodgers 5-5 Yankees, bottom 5th
Vesia walks Verdugo, which is like walking a tree. Itâs absolutely insane. So from two outs and nobody on to two outs and bases loaded. Will Torres re-energize this crowd?
Dodgers 5-5 Yankees, bottom 5th
Itâs 3-0 to Verdugo. Why? Throw him a strike. He canât hit it!
Dodgers 5-5 Yankees, bottom 5th
Wells is hit in the forearm! So he takes first, and this two-out action is not what LA needed. Can Alex Verdugo deliver? He almost always doesnât.
Dodgers 5-5 Yankees, bottom 5th
Volpe pokes a ball through the hole between first and second, so NY have a two-out base runner for Austin Wells.
Dodgers 5-5 Yankees, bottom 5th
Rizzo lifts a fly ball to center â Hernandez is there to make the catch. Two outs. Hereâs Volpe.
Dodgers 5-5 Yankees, bottom 5th
Vesia is on now to pitch, looking for that all-important shut down inning. Heâs off to a good start, getting Stanton to bounce out. One down for Rizzo.
Dodgers 5-5 Yankees, top 5th
Hernandez bounces to short and Volpe tags second for the force to end this disaster of an inning for new York.
LA had no hits entering the fifth. They got one, then Judge dropped a routine ball, Volpe threw a ball in the dirt, Cole didnât cover first, and LA delivered key, clutch hits.
Just wow, wow, wow! Talk about a meltdown.
Dodgers 5-5 Yankees, top 5th
Muncy walks, and finally someone thereâs a meeting at the mound. Cole, who was rolling heading into this inning, looks totally gassed!
Hernandez, who started this inning, is up for a second try at it this frame.
RUNS! Dodgers 5-5 Yankees, top 5th
Hernandez hits a ball over the head of Judge! the bases clear! Hernandez has a two-run double!
The Dodgers have scored five runs in the fifth inning thanks to some of the shoddiest defense I have ever seen in a World Series game!
Absolutely inexplicable. Itâs deathly quiet in the Bronx! And no wonder! They canât believe what theyâre seeing!
Nobody visits Cole. Not a pitching coach. Not a fielder. Nothing. They leave him to melt.
Dodgers 3-5 Yankees, top 5th
Hernandez in the hole 0-2. Then he lets a slider away pass. Itâs 1-2.
RUNS! Dodgers 3-5 Yankees, top 5th
Freeman: a base hit to center field! Two runs score! The sky is falling in the Bronx! Itâs a two-run game! And Coleâs pitch count is soaring!
Runners at the corners with two down for Hernandez!
Dodgers 1-5 Yankees, top 5th
Nobody can watch at Yankee Stadium after this defensive mess. Itâs 1-2 to Freeman.
RUN! Dodgers 1-5 Yankees, top 5th
Betts grounds to first but Cole doesnât cover first! How does he not cover first! Three huge gaffes in this inning by NY. So far itâs only cost NY a run. Can Freeman cash in more?
Dodgers 0-5 Yankees, top 5th
Ohtani waves at a breaking ball! Thatâs strike three! After loading the bases, Cole has come back with two huge Kâs!
But here comes Betts.
Dodgers 0-5 Yankees, top 5th
Huge cut by Lux on a 1-1 pitch and he whiffs! he was going for it all there!
Now Cole comes back with more cheese â a 99mph fastball. Strike three!
Thatâs one down, but now Ohtani steps to the plate.
Dodgers 0-5 Yankees, top 5th
Smith hits a grounder to third short â Volpe throws to try and get the lead runner but the ball is in the dirt! Two errors have helped to load the bases for LA! Wow!
Canb Gavin Lux deliver?
Dodgers 0-5 Yankees, top 5th
The Dodgers have traffic on the bases on the fifth. Kike Hernandez whacks LAâs first single, then Judge drops an Edman routine fly ball in center field! Whoa!
So suddenly itâs first and second with nobody out! Will Smith comes up in a high stakes at-bat!
Dodgers 0-5 Yankees, bottom 4th
Chisholm looks at strike three â inning over. The Dodgers finally have a blank frame to their name.
Dodgers 0-5 Yankees, bottom 4
Judge just misses a second home run, getting under a Koech pitch a lifting it sky high, short of the fence. A very loud second out!
Hereâs Chisholm.
Dodgers 0-5 Yankees, bottom 4th
Soto takes the first pitch he sees to right field for a hit. So first and second for Judge with just one out.
Ru roh.
Dodgers 0-5 Yankees, bottom 4
Michel Kopech comes in for LA and walks Verdugo, which is ridiculous because he could not hit water if he fell out of a boat. Then Torres hits a super high fly ball to short which is easy for Edman. One out, hereâs Soto.
Dodgers 0-5 Yankees, top 4th
Muncy flies out to center: inning over! Cole needs 49 pitches to get through four no-hit innings. Yeah, I said it.
AMAZING CATCH! Dodgers 0-5 Yankees, top 4
Freeman drives a ball to one of the deepest parts of Yankee Stadium â Judge is running full speed – he reaches out and makes a fantastic grab before hitting the wall! Judge has a home run and now robs Freeman of a run scoring extra base hit with phenomenal defense!
Itâs all coming up Yankees!
Now Hernandez grounds out to short â two down!
Dodgers 0-5 Yankees, top 4th
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is interviewed by FOX TV in the US, and itâs clear from his comments that heâs thinking about Game 6 as far as the arms he puts out there tonight.
If the Yankees wanted to get really creative, theyâd life Cole after five so heâs be ready for bullpen work in Game 7.
Meanwhile, Betts draws a lead off walk. Here comes Freeman.
Dodgers 0-5 Yankees, bottom 3rd
Wells checks his swing but he went too far. Strike three, inning over. But not before another Yankee blast!
Dodgers 0-5 Yankees, bottom 3rd
Ryan Brasier gets Volpe to fly out to right field. Two down for Wells.
Dodgers 0-5 Yankees, bottom 3rd
Rizzo hits a ball on the screws but Betts makes a fine catch in right field. One out here in the third as the crowd continues to buzz.
HOME RUN! Dodgers 0-5 Yankees, bottom 3rd
Stanton launches a ball over the short right field Yankee Stadium porch! The Bombers lineup is erupting in Game 5!
The readers write!
Jenna Brown is looking for retribution!
âI am writing about two NY Yankees fans, Austin Capobianco and John Peter, and their assault on a player, Mookie Betts. Their attack on a player was not spontaneous but planned long ago. What they did was assault and battery.
They do not care about the sport or the players.
It is the responsibility of the stadium and the management to provide a safe space for players and guests alike. I applaud the decision to eject the two from the stadium and then ban them from attending Game 5. But the two offenders have generated a lot of publicity. Some of their admirers make light of their assault and some praise them as heroes.
Really??
At the very least, Capobianco and Peter owe baseball an authentic and public apology. If they canât do that, and until they do, MLB should ban them from all baseball stadiums.â
A ban seems appropriate. You cannot do that.
Dodgers 0-4 Yankees, top 3rd
Ohtani is down in the count quickly: itâs 0-2!
Now he lifts a ball to left field, itâs easy for Verdugo who makes the catch! Inning over! NY survive that walk, which means the worm is turning!
Cole gets through three innings with just 36 pitches.
Dodgers 0-4 Yankees, top 3rd
Cole comes back with a fastball for a strike, so now the count is full. Fans on their feet in the Bronx as they look for three perfect innings from Cole.
But Lux walks! Thatâs the first base runner for LA, and you just canât walk a guy like Lux with Ohtani on deck. As good as Cole has been, thatâs criminal.
Dodgers 0-4 Yankees, top 3rd
Cole falls behind Lux 3-1, which we havenât seen much of so far.
Dodgers 0-4 Yankees, top 3rd
Smith pops out to first base. Two down. Itâs up to Lux to keep this inning going.
Dodgers 0-4 Yankees, top 3rd
Edman at the plate, down 0-2 in the count. Then he wastes a few pitches, which is what LA need to do: take any opportunity to tax Cole with extra pitches.
Then he strikes out â one down. Hereâs Smith.
Tweeting inâ¦
@LengelDavid – with Phillips on the IL and both Hudson and Honeywell struggling, can the remaining Dodgers bullpen contain the Yankees for the rest of this game?
— carl taylor (@punkytype) October 31, 2024
Thatâs the question. Dave Roberts doesnât want to tax his bullpen too much if heâs going home for a Game 6, so we could be in gar-bage time early if New York get a few more.
