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Tommy Edman home run gives Dodgers 1-0 lead. Leading off the bottom of the second, Tommy Edman hit a solo home run off Yankees starter Carlos Rodón to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead in Game 2.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have a 1-0 World Series lead heading into Game 2 against the New York Yankees tonight at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers needed extra innings to pick up the 6-3 victory in Game 1.
It’s now 2-2 in this highly entertaining World Series game, as Mookie Betts – down 1-2 in the count – drives a sac fly to center, where Judge makes a nice running grab moving toward the wall.
Due to the best-of-three N.L. playoff, Game 1 was deferred from Wednesday, September 30, to Thursday, October 1. The normal travel days were retained between Games 2 and 3, and Games 5 and 6, resulting in the rare event of a Series with no Saturday game scheduled. Games 3, 4 and 5 were: The first World Series games ever played on the West Coast;
Dent and Doyle pushed the score to 5–2 in the sixth with RBI singles and Reggie Jackson put the final nail in the Dodgers coffin with a tremendous two-run blast in the seventh inning to get revenge against his Game 2 nemesis, Bob Welch. Dent would be named World Series MVP, batting .417 with ten hits, seven RBI, and three runs scored.
The Yankees won Game 2 by a narrow 6–5 score to go up 2–0 in the series. When the series shifted to Queens for Game 3, the Mets prevailed by a 4–2 score to avoid a sweep. However, the Yankees narrowly prevailed in Games 4 and 5 to secure the title and cap off a three-peat. Game 5 was the last World Series game ever played at Shea Stadium.
The Arizona Diamondbacks narrowly lost Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night with a score of 5-6 following an intense 11 innings of play at Globe Life Stadium.
Game 1, played at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium, marked the first time the DH was used in a NL ballpark. Game 2, also at Riverfront Stadium, was the first World Series weekend game to be scheduled at night. Reds catcher Johnny Bench was named the World Series MVP. Bench batted .533 with 8 hits, 6 RBIs and two home runs and also scored 4 runs.