LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have stormed ahead to a 2-0 World Series lead after winning the first two games at home. The Yankees' offense was all but shut down by Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 2, which also featured an injury scare for Shohei Ohtani after he was caught stealing second base in the seventh inning.
Here are our top four takeaways from the Dodgers' 4-2 win Saturday. 1. Aaron Judge's disappearing act It's extremely difficult to believe the Yankees will force this World Series to go the distance, much less win, without the MVP version of Judge.
For the second straight day, the Dodgers' starting pitcher completely neutralized Judge's bat. Game 1 starter Jack Flaherty and Game 2 starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto combined to strike out Judge five times in six at-bats and didn't allow him to reach base.
Yamamoto especially looked confident facing the player who recorded the highest OPS (1.159) in baseball this season. Judge is now 1 for 9 with six strikeouts in the Fall Classic.