Heroes, zeros and the inside pitch from the Yankees’ 4-2 World Series Game 3 loss to the Dodgers on Monday night in The Bronx:
Hero
Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler returned to his former All-Star form with five shutout innings, the latest pitcher to shut down the disappearing Yankee lineup.
Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler #21 throws a pitch during the second inning. Charles Wenzelberg / New York PostZero
It wasn’t just that Clarke Schmidt was bad, but in getting just eight outs, he forced the Yankee bullpen to pitch 6 ¹/₃ innings.
Unsung hero
Freddie Freeman’s two-run shot off Schmidt in the first sent the Dodgers on their way to another win, and he’s now homered in five straight World Series games.
Freddie Freeman #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts as he rounds the bases on his two-run home run during the first inning. Jason Szenes / New York PostFollow The Post’s coverage of the Yankees in the postseason:
- https://nypost.com/2024/10/29/sports/yankees-crumbling-in-world-series-is-raising-uncomfortable-questions/https://nypost.com/2024/10/29/sports/anthony-volpe-leads-world-series-outburst-as-yankees-keep-season-alive/Yankees’ season ends in heartbreak as they choke away Game 5 of World Series
- https://nypost.com/2024/10/28/sports/yankees-gerrit-cole-hesitance-lands-luis-gil-game-4-start/https://nypost.com/2024/10/29/sports/luis-gils-first-world-series-outing-was-just-enough-for-the-yankees/Aaron Judge’s crucial mistake erased breakout World Series moment
- https://nypost.com/2024/10/29/sports/dodgers-making-easy-work-of-exposed-yankees-as-world-series-is-all-but-over/https://nypost.com/2024/10/29/sports/the-yankees-finally-showed-some-signs-to-believe-in/Yankees’ Austin Wells hit with catcher’s interference call in brutal World Series moment
- https://nypost.com/2024/10/30/sports/the-yankees-were-at-rock-bottom-before-anthony-volpes-heroics/Juan Soto’s season ends with million-dollar questions with Yankees future now murky
Key stat
0 Teams that have come back from a 3-0 deficit in World Series history. The Yankees will try to change that.
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