Dodgers beat Yankees in Game 5 to win World Series – NBC New York

What you should know

• Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the first for a 3-0 lead that increased to 4-0 in the second and 5-0 in the third.
• A sloppy defensive performance by New York in the fifth inning gave the Dodgers their first points and eventually tied the game.
• A sacrifice fly by Giancarlo Stanton in the bottom of the sixth put Juan Soto ahead for New York to take a 6-5 lead, but LA came back in the bottom of the eighth and never looked back.
• Star starter Walker Buehler came into the game in the ninth inning and retired the Yankees to end the game for LA
• Yankees ace Gerrit Cole faced Dodgers righty Jack Flaherty, who was subbed out in the second.
• The Dodgers won the World Series for the eighth time and first since 2020, while the Yankees' losing streak continued since 2009.