The New York Yankees went up against the Los Angeles Dodgers for the final meeting of their three-game set at Dodgers Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The hosts had already claimed the series after a blowout win over the visitors the previous day.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto started on the mound for the Dodgers, but the Yankees broke the deadlock early on with a two-out RBI from Jasson Dominguez. Tommy Edman leveled the scores with a solo home run off Ryan Yarbrough in the second inning.
Ben Rice put the Yankees back in front with Ben Rice smashing a two-run homer to center field in the top of the third. They added another run on a wild pitch by Yamamoto after the Dodgers pitcher allowed two more baserunners in the inning.
Yamamoto was forced into an early exit with just 3.2 innings after racking up 96 pitches, ensuring that it would be another long day of work for the Dodgers’ bullpen. Meanwhile, Yarborough completed four innings in under 60 pitches, giving up just two hits.
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The Yankees extended their advantage further in the fifth off Dodgers’ right-handed reliever Lou Trivino with RBIs from DJ LeMahieu and Oswald Peraza. They kept the five-run lead until Yarbrough exited, lasting six innings and punching out five batters.
The Dodgers put some life back into their chances of winning the game with a solo home run off Yankees’ relief pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga. Max Muncy then followed up with his third homer in two nights to cut their deficit down to three.
Devin Williams pitched an excellent eighth inning for the Yankees with two strikeouts to shut the Dodgers down. LeMahieu added another run to their lead in the ninth, with Tim Hill completing the 7-3 victory after the game moved out of a save situation.
Yankees vs. Dodgers Game 3 Line Score
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Yankees | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| Dodgers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Yankees vs. Dodgers Game 3 Box Score
Batting
Yankees
| AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | Avg. | OPS | |
|
Goldschmidt 1B |
6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.874 |
|
Grisham CF |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.253 | 0.865 |
|
Judge RF |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.391 | 1.249 |
|
Rice DH |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 | 0.875 |
|
Domínguez LF |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.247 | 0.766 |
|
a-Bellinger PH-LF |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.253 | 0.773 |
|
Volpe SS |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.239 | 0.747 |
|
Wells, AC |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.212 | 0.726 |
|
LeMahieu 2B |
5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.239 | 0.64 |
|
Peraza, O3B |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.159 | 0.563 |
|
Totals |
37 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
BATTING
BASERUNNING
Dodgers
| AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | Avg. | OPS | |
|
Ohtani DH |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.293 | 1.045 |
|
Hernández, TRF |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.291 | 0.86 |
|
Freeman, F1B |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.365 | 1.055 |
|
Smith, WC |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.947 |
|
Pages, ALF |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.279 | 0.81 |
|
Edman CF |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.247 | 0.774 |
|
Muncy3B |
3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.227 | 0.749 |
|
Hernández, K2B |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.239 | 0.746 |
|
Rojas, MSS |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.218 | 0.531 |
|
a-Kim PH-SS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.413 | 1.036 |
|
Totals |
32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
BATTING
BASERUNNING
FIELDING
Pitching
Yankees
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | |
|
Yarbrough(W, 3-0) |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2.83 |
|
Loáisiga |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.05 |
|
Williams, D(H, 7) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.23 |
|
Hill, T |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.24 |
|
Totals |
9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
Dodgers
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | |
|
Yamamoto(L, 6-4) |
3.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.39 |
|
Banda |
0.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.44 |
|
Trivino |
0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.12 |
|
Davis |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.79 |
|
Stratton, C |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7.65 |
|
Totals |
9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
Yankees vs. Dodgers Game 3 Takeaway
The Yankees had to come up with a strong response after the humiliating defeat on Saturday. They will certainly be delighted with their performance, and were the better team today in every facet of the game.
The Dodgers, on the other hand, were well below par throughout the contest. The top four batters in their lineup could not muster a single hit among them. And it turned out to be another challenging day at the office for the pitching staff.
Both teams should be reasonably content with the outcome of the series. The Yankees are disappointed to have lost it but nevertheless glad they avoided the sweep and could return home with a win. The Dodgers would have settled for two wins out of three before the series started, and they still have a three-game lead in their division.