Ohtani surpasses Judge with two home runs and Dodgers go back to beat Yankees by 8-5

Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 8-5 in a rematch of the last World Series, with Shohei Ohtani hitting two home runs, one of which was a solo shot in the sixth inning that brought in four runs. Aaron Judge and Ohtani both hit homers in the first inning, with Judge’s 19th of the season going 446 feet against Tony Gonsolin. Ohtani responded with a 417-foot homer off Max Fried.

Despite the Yankees taking a 4-1 lead with homers from Austin Wells and Trent Grisham, the Dodgers came back. Paul Goldschmidt hit a homer to make it 5-2 in the third inning, but the Yankees squandered their lead as they did in the fifth game of the World Series last year.

Ohtani’s crucial homer in the sixth inning sparked the Dodgers’ comeback, as Teoscar Hernández and Will Smith singled before Freddie Freeman’s double tied the game. Andy Pagés then singled to drive in the go-ahead run, and the Dodgers added two more runs in the seventh inning.

Alex Vesia secured his second save as the Dodgers won their eighth World Series championship against the Yankees. Notable performances included Pagés going 2-4 with one run and three RBIs for the Dodgers, while Judge hit a 446-foot homer for the Yankees.

Players like Yorbit Vivas, Oswald Peraza, and Jasson Domínguez contributed for the Yankees, and Teoscar Hernández and Miguel Rojas had appearances for the Dodgers. The game marked the first meeting between the two teams since the World Series.