World Series, Game 5: Dodgers come from 0-5 to beat Yankees 7-6 for first title since 2020
New York had hoped to become first team to force a Game Six after trailing 0-3 in a World Series series but fell short; Japan celebrates win
The Los Angeles Dodgers have mounted a comeback for the ages to beat the New York Yankees 7-6 in Game Five on Wednesday to win the World Series 4-1 – their first since 2020.
The Dodgers trailed 5-0 in the fifth inning and were down a run in the eighth before a sacrifice fly from All-Star Mookie Betts capped the biggest comeback win in a clinching game in World Series history.
New York had hoped to become the first team to force a Game Six after trailing 0-3 in a World Series but fell flat in their first trip to the Fall Classic in 15 years.
The Dodgers found themselves on the back foot almost immediately as slugger Aaron Judge delivered a two-run homer in the first inning and third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jnr sent another one over the wall immediately after.
Yankees starter Gerrit Cole, meanwhile, produced a masterful performance from the mound to keep the Dodgers’ potent offensive line-up scoreless through four innings.
Alex Verdugo added an RBI and Giancarlo Stanton homered to give the hosts a 5-0 lead but the New York defence unravelled from there with an untended first base allowing Betts to bat in the Dodgers’ first run.
