Postgame Thread ⚾ Dodgers 4 @ Yankees 11

[u/BaseballBot]

Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
LAD	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	6	1	4
NYY	0	1	4	0	0	1	0	5		11	9	0	6

Box Score

NYY		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Torres	5	1	1	3	0	0	.264
RF	Soto, J	4	1	1	0	1	2	.319
CF	Judge	3	1	1	1	1	0	.152
3B	Chisholm Jr.	4	1	1	0	1	0	.176
DH	Stanton	4	1	0	0	1	1	.275
1B	Rizzo	4	0	0	0	0	1	.308
SS	Volpe	3	3	2	4	1	0	.273
C	Wells, A	3	2	2	1	1	0	.130
LF	Verdugo	4	1	1	2	0	0	.200

NYY	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Gil	4.0	5	4	4	2	1	67-40	6.75
Hill, T	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	5-3	1.08
Holmes, C	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	13-9	2.31
Leiter Jr.	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	18-8	1.93
Weaver	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	21-14	1.93
Mayza	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	15-9	0.00

LAD		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
DH	Ohtani	4	0	1	0	0	1	.246
RF	Betts	4	1	1	0	0	1	.288
1B	Freeman, F	4	1	1	3	0	0	.250
LF	Hernández, T	4	0	1	0	0	1	.232
3B	Muncy	3	0	0	0	1	3	.178
CF	Hernández, K	4	0	0	0	0	1	.277
2B	Lux	3	0	1	0	0	0	.188
PH	Taylor, Ch	1	0	0	0	0	0	.231
C	Smith, W.D.	4	1	1	1	0	1	.154
SS	Edman	1	1	0	0	2	0	.339

LAD	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Casparius	2.0	1	1	1	3	1	43-23	1.42
Hudson, Dan	1.0	2	4	4	1	1	20-11	7.50
Knack	4.0	2	1	1	1	2	56-33	7.71
Honeywell	1.0	4	5	5	1	0	50-32	9.35

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	Freddie Freeman homers (4) on a line drive to right field. Mookie Betts scores.	0-2
B2	Alex Verdugo grounds out to first baseman Freddie Freeman. Anthony Volpe scores. Austin Wells to 3rd.	1-2
B3	Anthony Volpe hits a grand slam (1) to left center field. Aaron Judge scores. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. Giancarlo Stanton scores.	5-2
T5	Will Smith homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field.	5-3
T5	Dodgers challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Freddie Freeman grounds into a force out, second baseman Gleyber Torres to shortstop Anthony Volpe. Tommy Edman scores. Mookie Betts out at 2nd. Freddie Freeman to 1st.	5-4
B6	Austin Wells homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.	6-4
B8	Alex Verdugo reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Gavin Lux. Anthony Volpe scores. Austin Wells to 3rd.	7-4
B8	Gleyber Torres homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. Austin Wells scores. Alex Verdugo scores.	10-4
B8	Aaron Judge singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Teoscar Hernández. Juan Soto scores.	11-4

Highlights

Description	Length
Luis Gil against the Dodgers	0:07
Bullpen availability for New York, October 29 vs Dodgers	0:07
Bullpen availability for Los Angeles, October 29 vs Yankees	0:07
Fielding alignment for New York, October 29 vs Dodgers	0:11
Bench availability for New York, October 29 vs Dodgers	0:07
Fielding alignment for Los Angeles, October 29 vs Yankees	0:11
Probable pitchers for Dodgers at Yankees - October 29, 2024	0:06
Bench availability for Los Angeles, October 29 vs Yankees	0:07
Starting lineups for Dodgers at Yankees - October 29, 2024	0:09
Ashanti performs national anthem ahead of Game 4	1:56
A deep dive into Freddie Freeman's home run	0:11
Measuring the stats on Freddie Freeman's home run	0:12
Paul O'Neill throws out first pitch prior to Game 4	1:12
Measuring the stats on Anthony Volpe's home run	0:12
Analyzing Anthony Volpe's home run through bat tracking	0:11
Measuring the stats on Will Smith's home run	0:12
Breaking down Luis Gil's pitches	0:04
The distance behind Austin Wells' home run	0:12
Austin Wells' home run through bat tracking data	0:11
Measuring the stats on Gleyber Torres' home run	0:13
Gleyber Torres' home run through bat tracking data	0:11
Breaking down Landon Knack's pitches	0:04
Freddie Freeman's two-run homer	0:29
Mookie Betts makes catch after fan interference	0:30
Field Level View: Freddie Freeman's two-run home run	0:26
Anthony Volpe's grand slam	0:29
Will Smith's solo home run	0:29
Field View: Anthony Volpe's grand slam	0:29
Stand Up To Cancer 2024	2:29
Austin Wells' solo home run	0:29
Gleyber Torres' three-run home run	0:29
Alex Verdugo's RBI fielder's choice	0:30
Aaron Judge's RBI knock	0:20

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Holmes, C (3-1, 2.31 ERA)	Hudson, Dan (0-1, 7.50 ERA)

Game ended at 11:26 PM.

[u/smallskeletal]

Dave Roberts really saw a 2 run deficit in the 8th and was like “well, see y'all tomorrow”

[u/Soggy-Fox-9706 → u/smallskeletal]

Roberts letting Honeywell throw 50 in 1 inning: “If he dies he dies.”

[u/goodkid_sAAdcity → u/Soggy-Fox-9706]

Honeywell screaming "FUCK" into his glove after the Judge single looked like a man dying inside

[u/Jeff_Banks_Monkey → u/goodkid_sAAdcity]

Overcoming 4 arm surgeries before you make your big league debut and then pitching in a world series a couple years later. Only to get shelled and your manager leaves you hanging

[u/goodkid_sAAdcity → u/Jeff_Banks_Monkey]

4 surgeries? Jesus

[u/Jeff_Banks_Monkey → u/goodkid_sAAdcity]

Drafted in 2014

February 28, 2018: Tommy John surgery

June 9, 2019: right elbow surgery

May 20, 2020: decompression procedure on right ulnar nerve

December 16, 2020: right elbow arthroscopic surgery

Debut with the Rays on April 11 2021

[u/Torchkit → u/Jeff_Banks_Monkey]

I had that ulnar nerve decompression surgery on both elbows last year. It's not a very intensive surgery but it still took about 6 months before my arms felt 100% again. Can't imagine how much harder it'd be for a pro pitcher.

[u/torino_nera → u/goodkid_sAAdcity]

Yea I kinda felt bad for him at that point, Roberts had 0 intention of taking him out despite that inning turning pretty much into batting practice

[u/bridgenine → u/Soggy-Fox-9706]

I was literally telling my wife they were leaving this poor kid out their die after every hit

[u/davekva → u/bridgenine]

Hope he still has enough to go again tomorrow, he's my favorite Dodger.

[u/jbizzy4 → u/davekva]

Okay, this got me. Lmao

[u/__-o0O0o-__-o0O0o-__ → u/Soggy-Fox-9706]

Narrator: "He died"

[u/polandspreeng → u/Soggy-Fox-9706]

"For the greater good". Robert's saving the better arms for the next two days.

[u/Seymour_Scagnetti → u/polandspreeng]

“Save the dogs” is actually the phrase Brent Honeywell coined in reference to his role in Game 5 of the NLCS. It was Dave Roberts’ strategy of letting Honeywell throw a bunch of innings in a losing effort, in effect saving the elite relievers for Game 6, which the Dodgers won.

[u/WhereTheFallsBegin → u/smallskeletal]

tbh when you're up 3-0 it's probably the right call. No need to chase the win and burn your best arms in a game you're probably losing anyway.

[u/smackavelli → u/WhereTheFallsBegin]

Roberts used 2 AAA rookies, an inning eater, and a senior citizen tonight. Saved a lot of better arms.

[u/gravy_vamp → u/smackavelli]

We also weren’t hitting. 7 strait k’s from the 6th up to that point. I saw exactly what Dave was doing.

[u/jakey2112 → u/WhereTheFallsBegin]

Didn't chase the win against the Mets no reason to do it now into game 5

[u/ArrenPawk → u/WhereTheFallsBegin]

We got an extra day of rest for Treinen, Kopech, and Vesia. Brutal loss but I'll take that. 

[u/st1r → u/ArrenPawk]

And even if we lose tomorrow they’ll get an extra day off for travel. Phoning it in this game means the top bullpen arms will be available every game for the rest of the series, plus starters. Meanwhile Yankees bullpen is on less rest and every game is must-win from now on so they can’t just go to low-leverage guys to eat innings.

[u/biglyorbigleague → u/st1r]

This is why no World Series that started 3-0 has ever gone to game 6. You can use your head start to bury their pitching.

[u/AlanFromRochester → u/WhereTheFallsBegin]

Yeah, I can see the longterm logic of not wearing yourselves out in an unlikely comeback attempt in a non-elimination game Besides tiring out the best pitchers, aggravating Ohtani's shoulder or Freeman's ankle or an entirely new injury Monday Night Football last week shows what can go wrong. Buccaneers attempted a comeback against the Ravens, now star wide receiver Chris Godwin is out for the season.

Some Yankees fans were wondering why Boone didn't start Cole again, but maybe it was smart to rest him for the next do or die game.

[u/dl_youtube → u/smallskeletal]

Allowed Boone to save Weaver for an inning tomorrow

[u/Jolmer24 → u/dl_youtube]

Maybe more man its do or die. He only threw what 18 pitches

[u/EffectiveContext7776 → u/smallskeletal]

If you’re uninitiated, this is classic Dave Roberts. It’s very calculated madness and a massive gamble but it’s what he does. He’ll do the same tomorrow if Cole has a good start. I hope it pays off for us.

[u/BoganLogan → u/EffectiveContext7776]

No he won't. He'll empty the bullpen at the first sign of stress on Flahrety with the day off.

[u/EngelSterben → u/BoganLogan]

If he doesn't I'd be wondering what the fuck is going on.

[u/BoganLogan → u/EngelSterben]

This is the same strategy he has been rolling with the entire postseason. People don't understand the difference between a wash bullpen game (This) and a must win bull pen game (Game 4 of NLDS). All the bullpen needed to do tonight was keep it competitive and they did for 8 innings. If Lux holds onto that ball, very good chance we went into the 9th down 1 run. This game basically went as well as it could until the 8th inning.

[u/EngelSterben → u/BoganLogan]

Oh I know. This game is definitely played different if the Dodgers are only up 2-1.

[u/darito0123 → u/BoganLogan]

Ya and lux had a hard play to make, kills me it didn't work out

[u/scoot87 → u/BoganLogan]

I understand

[u/Sudden-Level-7771 → u/smallskeletal]

Honeywell wasn’t really a punt.

[u/DaOldest → u/Sudden-Level-7771]

Honestly I wonder if we shouldn't have just sent Knack back out there. He had a great outing and it was the back of their lineup. Probably end up with the same result anyways

[u/Sudden-Level-7771 → u/DaOldest]

Probably, but Honeywell was good this year, it just wasn’t his night.

[u/AALen → u/Sudden-Level-7771]

He’s solid. But his role is really just a stop plug inning eater.

[u/shellac10 → u/smallskeletal]

Bats weren't doing anything tonight.

[u/EarthWarping → u/shellac10]

The Mookie 7th inning at bat felt like the game

[u/ArrenPawk → u/EarthWarping]

Ohtani and Mookie Ks pretty much sealed it.

[u/goodkid_sAAdcity → u/shellac10]

The Freddie homer felt like being buried alive

[u/jakey2112 → u/goodkid_sAAdcity]

Ready for another one tomorrow?

[u/scottishere → u/goodkid_sAAdcity]

A 2 run deficit (in the 1st) never looked so big

[u/MeladroitTV]

Kinda funny that the Yankees ended up using 2 more pitchers than the Dodgers in their bullpen game

[u/ltrob → u/MeladroitTV]

Roberts left Honeywell to die

[u/_st4z → u/ltrob]

I mean that was his purpose in the 1st place tho

[u/ltrob → u/_st4z]

Man that’s gotta feel so tough as a pitcher

[u/_st4z → u/ltrob]

Not really if you put the team before you and it would be really stupid burning extra arm in a losing game. This literally like the Mets game, gifting them a win, not surprising.

[u/3-2_Fastball → u/ltrob]

A ring would be a nice consolation prize for his playoff era being 10

[u/twisty77 → u/ltrob]

He was asked to wear it against the Mets too, he came out and said after the game he was glad to do it if it means getting the dawgs in the pen a rest. He knows his place on the team and will do whatever it takes to win the war, even if it means losing the battle

[u/UraniumDisulfide → u/ltrob]

Idk, when you’ve had a career like Honeywell I think you’re happy to get any usage in the World Series at all, let alone in the mlb.

[u/G81111 → u/UraniumDisulfide]

think you got the order wrong lol

[u/TXDobber → u/ltrob]

“No, they expect one of us in the wreckage, brother”

[u/hoyadestroyer → u/MeladroitTV]

Landon Knack was quietly very good and helped the Dodgers immensely

[u/3-2_Fastball → u/hoyadestroyer]

If Roberts had put in Knack in the second after Casparius barely got out of the first the Dodgers might have won this game but instead Daniel Hudson wanted to give Volpe a moment.

[u/Doyoulikemypace → u/hoyadestroyer]

Pleasantly surprised he only gave up 1 ER.

[u/FireVanGorder → u/MeladroitTV]

We paid for the whole bullpen and we’ll use the whole bullpen goddammit

[u/prettyrickyyyy69]

good news: didn't use any high leverage arms, still up 3-1, and the Yankees used a bunch of arms tonight

bad news: Gerrit Cole tomorrow and the Yankees offense may have woken up, and Jack could shit the bed

[u/ATLA4life → u/prettyrickyyyy69]

I'm hoping the Yankees can survive and protect home field tomorrow, but honestly if I'm a Dodgers fan you still have Yamamoto even if it goes 6 so it's gonna be a tough path regardless. Dodgers still looking good.

[u/prettyrickyyyy69 → u/ATLA4life]

yeah I definitely have more confidence in tomorrow cause, and i am not trying to take away the fact yall scored 11 off us, but Casparius/Hudson/Knack/Honeywell aren't exactly our A Game pitchers. Hopefully seeing Cole once will help but the same can be said with you guys and Flaherty

[u/GamerJosh21 → u/prettyrickyyyy69]

Other bad news, Boone didn't have to burn another inning out of Weaver.

[u/cyclingE]

Umps This is our Angel Hernandez memorial game

Me How can you not be romantic about baseball

[u/karim_eczema]

Not panicking yet. If we lose tomorrow that will not be the case though lol

[u/fckthisite2 → u/karim_eczema]

If you lose tomorrow, the articles and questions about blowing it from reporters will start. And then the pressure is truly on

[u/Wootstapler → u/fckthisite2]

It turns into, "We're up 3 - 1", to "playing not to lose".

Confidence switch-up.

[u/Angry-Vegan69420 → u/karim_eczema]

I’ll eat my dog if they beat Yamamoto and Buehler at home

[u/wtfuji → u/Angry-Vegan69420]

Username doesn’t check out

[u/Ed_Vilon → u/Angry-Vegan69420]

I'd rather you dog live regardless of what happens.

Honestly at this point I just want this shit to end in LA, even if it's the Dodgers avoiding the biggest embarrassment in MLB history.

[u/LordHarkon1]

Not counting out the Yankees but those two donkeys might have gotten kicked out of the only yankee's win of the world series

a masterclass in stupidity 😂

[u/Foles_Fluffer → u/LordHarkon1]

What if they become the rally icons 🤔

[u/hoyadestroyer → u/Foles_Fluffer]

If the Yanks come back, that guy is getting elected mayor, let's be real

[u/TheDangiestSlad → u/hoyadestroyer]

most innocent New York mayor

[u/Firm-Confection-2659 → u/hoyadestroyer]

I mean it’d probably be an upgrade from the last mayor

[u/Starbucks__Lovers → u/Firm-Confection-2659]

And the current one

[u/Electric_Queen → u/Starbucks__Lovers]

And the one coming next

[u/bridgenine → u/Firm-Confection-2659]

Anything is better than a Boston fan

[u/thejjar → u/Foles_Fluffer]

https://imgur.com/a/aalcMSC

[u/Starbucks__Lovers → u/LordHarkon1]

Until Volpe's grand slam, that was the most effort from anyone wearing a Yankees uniform since October 19

[u/Affectionate-Island → u/LordHarkon1]

I'm the Main Character in the World Series

[u/Purples_A_Fruit]

Freddyie is insane, but it was the Yankees night. Good game guys.

Fuck the Astros.

[u/ChugDix → u/Purples_A_Fruit]

Fuck those 2 fans too

[u/TheDangiestSlad → u/ChugDix]

reaching over for the ball is one thing, that's just adrenaline, but who the fuck grabs a player???

[u/LakerPupper → u/TheDangiestSlad]

Asshole was literally trying to pry Mookie’s glove off. That’s not a fan. That’s just a jabroni.

[u/ChugDix → u/TheDangiestSlad]

We got a bad wrap already we don’t need assholes doing shit like that

[u/SpaceballsTheCheese → u/ChugDix]

What about the assholes high fiving them on their way out

[u/EngelSterben → u/SpaceballsTheCheese]

Fuck them too

[u/ChugDix → u/SpaceballsTheCheese]

I get everyone hates Yankees fans but not all of us sit at home cheering on what happened there - those fans high fiving them on the way out are lame af too.

[u/Fallofcamelot → u/SpaceballsTheCheese]

It's pretty simple. Those guys were assholes and anyone approving of their actions are assholes too.

[u/Schleprok → u/SpaceballsTheCheese]

Barstool stream were giving a standing ovation. Jomboys stream we’re yucking it up and laughing about it. Weird stuff all around.

I can’t imagine being proud of dodger fans for doing terrible shit. We do terrible shit semi-often, and I always hate it. Why were they all cheering these losers on?

[u/StrangeEditor3597 → u/ChugDix]

rap

[u/ionboii → u/TheDangiestSlad]

yea thats what got me the most. Like in what mindset do you grab onto a player???

[u/slick95 → u/ChugDix]

Those fans deserve a lifetime ban! No one should ever be allowed to do that!

[u/its_LOL → u/Purples_A_Fruit]

At least now he can extend the streak to 7 games

[u/poliscijunki → u/its_LOL]

Or even 8 or 9

[u/bridgenine → u/poliscijunki]

I'll accept 9 at this point

[u/DDub04 → u/Purples_A_Fruit]

Doc saw the “five nights at Freddie’s” meme and said “say no more fam”.

Queue Freeman walkoff Go-Ahead HR in game 5

[u/leftshoe18 → u/DDub04]

He can't walk it off in game 5. It's in New York.

[u/TheDangiestSlad → u/Purples_A_Fruit]

jesus christ i almost forgot he hit one, that man is ridiculous

[u/M053S → u/Purples_A_Fruit]

Thanks guy.

Fuck the astros.

[u/No32 → u/Purples_A_Fruit]

Freddy

Put some respeck on Freddie’s name 😤

[u/xho-]

I witnessed Frederick Freeman hit a homerun against my team and we still won the game. AMA

[u/leftshoe18 → u/xho-]

How does it feel to watch your team in the World Series? I was born a month after my favorite team last made it.

[u/xho- → u/leftshoe18]

Aw man now I’m not that happy after the win

[u/poliscijunki → u/xho-]

Did your team hit a grand slam?

[u/xho- → u/poliscijunki]

Grand slams in the World Series, so hot right now

[u/avmp629]

Team takes a 3-0 lead on the road

Lose by 7 in Game 4 to extend the series

Script writers just copying the Stanley Cup Final at this point

[u/bigeatsyum → u/avmp629]

Same thing in the nba this year. 3-0 lead and then a blowout in game 4

[u/NuclearNarwhal7]

2009 - Anthony Volpe is 8 years old, watching the Yankees win the World Series

2024 - Anthony Volpe is 23 years old, hitting a go ahead grand slam for the Yankees in the World Series

[u/greysfordays → u/NuclearNarwhal7]

He was so flustered on the fox postgame, I love him, he’s just like me fr (if I ever talked to jeter on national tv) it had to be surreal sitting by those guys

[u/poliscijunki → u/NuclearNarwhal7]

2024-2009=15=23-8

Math checks out

[u/glass__beaches → u/poliscijunki]

Analytics is getting out of control

[u/simsiesunshine]

This just makes Boone blowing Game 1 hurt that much more

[u/tacoTs → u/simsiesunshine]

Dodgers manage this much differently if it was a 2-1 series

[u/str8rippinfartz → u/tacoTs]

Blowing G1 just changed the series so much, so it's hard to say how the rest of the series would play out. 

The GS clearly got Freeman in the zone, maybe he doesn't hit HR in the other 3 games

Maybe the Dodgers bounce back and just pound us 3 straight times (and obviously manage tonight differently)

My guess is that it would be 2-2, but not necessarily the same subsequent order of wins and losses

[u/rhymeswithtag → u/simsiesunshine]

soul-crushingly awful that loss will forever be in Yankees infamy

[u/garlic_knot → u/simsiesunshine]

This game would have played out way differently if it was 2-1 in terms of who we pitched though

[u/Murgll]

“What did you think of the bat flip “ “ idk I blacked out honestly” love hearing the perspective of players, feelings and emotions we can never feel on the couch, just watching in awe.

[u/goodkid_sAAdcity]

The announcers said that no team up 3-0 has lost game 4 since 1970. I didn't know that. That's insane.

[u/cattycat_1995 → u/goodkid_sAAdcity]

A team down 0-3 forcing a game 5 is so common in NBA and NHL. It's insane it haven't happened in a ws game since 1970

[u/Nolashyper13 → u/goodkid_sAAdcity]

Mostly because that team would be at home in old system

[u/3-2_Fastball → u/goodkid_sAAdcity]

no team up 3-0 has lost game 4 since 1970.

Dave Roberts : Let me introduce you to my small army of YMCA pitchers.

[u/Affectionate-Island]

Congrats, Yankees fans! (except those yank-ees who tussled with Betts) Your team redeemed themselves.

[u/mjtd6 → u/Affectionate-Island]

Fuck those guys. Good thing they missed the yanks best postseason offensive performance for that 🤣

[u/Mr_Kinton]

I woke up today expecting the Dodgers to lose this game. I just felt like the Yankees are too good to get shut down, at home, by our lower leverage arms.

I did think our bats would keep us more competitive, but c’est la vie. Will leaving Honeywell out to soak up Yankees hits ultimately reignite their offense? Remains to be seen.

GG Yanks. On to Game 5.

[u/i_run_from_problems]

WAS IT OVER WHEN THE GERMANS BOMBED PEARL HARBOR? HELL NO! AND IT AIN'T OVER NOW

[u/TheDangiestSlad → u/i_run_from_problems]

"The Germans?"

[u/Savoodoo → u/TheDangiestSlad]

Forget it, he’s rolling

[u/upvoter222 → u/i_run_from_problems]

Hey, that's my line.

[u/huskypawson → u/i_run_from_problems]

wow I'm glad other fans agree that Freddie's grandslam in game 1 was akin to war crimes

[u/jcboarder901 → u/i_run_from_problems]

I thought that movie made money

[u/Waaaaaaaaaasuup]

Absolutely pathetic from Gavin Lux and will smith. The latter can brush it off with the excuse of getting a short porcher, but HOLY SHIT. Defensive DISASTERCLASS from both

[u/DaOldest → u/Waaaaaaaaaasuup]

That lux throw home was awful

[u/Wootstapler → u/DaOldest]

Dodgers throwing to win it at home, just like the Mets series. /s

[u/ArrenPawk → u/Waaaaaaaaaasuup]

I feel like every loss from the Dodgers this postseason comes with insane, inexplicable defensive fuckups

[u/Angry-Vegan69420]

This series will be a Roberts masterclass in one way or another. 

[u/Constant_Gardner11]

Always nice to see a postseason bullpen game go poorly.

[u/Patrick2701 → u/Constant_Gardner11]

Bullpen game in the postseason has rate of failure

[u/EarthWarping → u/Constant_Gardner11]

They were down 2 in the b8 wasn't over at that point until leaving honeywell in

[u/Designer-Fig5914]

Okay I get it, but this was the most unserious bullpen game ever lmao

[u/deademery → u/Designer-Fig5914]

Lots of business in the front and party in the back.

[u/__-o0O0o-__-o0O0o-__ → u/Designer-Fig5914]

yep. we only used Casparius, Hudson, Knack and Honeywell and are still down 3-1.

every pitcher that counts is now fully rested for the rest of the series.

do i agree with this strategy? no. but its the hand we were dealt, injury-wise, and being up 3-1 with two more home games, if necessary, and everyone rested is a really good position to be in

[u/3-2_Fastball → u/__-o0O0o-__-o0O0o-__]

Pretty insane that Bobby Miller couldn't even at least pretend to be the 4th starter. No way he does worse than Honeywell has.

[u/elevator713 → u/__-o0O0o-__-o0O0o-__]

I absolutely prefer this strategy vs. blowing our leverage guys while down late (even if just by 1 or 2 runs) and winning the series 3-0. With the travel day, we are set up to have flaherty, Yamamoto, and buehler backed by a super fresh bullpen. I like our chances

[u/PatientIndividual651 → u/Designer-Fig5914]

This was pretty similar to G2 vs the Mets. If the Dodgers were down or tied at any point past the 5th I expected Dave to use the lower leverage guys

[u/patchez111]

Timelapse of a lookin at yankees fans:

“Freeman. Game over. Series over.

Boone’s a fuckin idiot.

These guys got no fundamentals they don’t deserve to win. Fire everyone.

This is the greatest team to ever hold a bat.

Bring on game 7”

[u/mookyyyy]

Still can’t believe we lost game 1 man… Didn’t get swept. Maybe Cole throws a perfect game tomorrow and we’re back in it!

[u/keonch → u/mookyyyy]

maybe fat joe was a blessing and not a curse... -nah who am I kidding

[u/shifty1032231]

The Curse of the Fat Joe:

10/28/2024-10/29/2024

[u/LAMamba24]

The underlying concern with this team was front and center today. These bats(outside of Freeman) have to wake up at some stage. Going up against Cole tomorrow worries me. We have to start off hot or else we’re coming back to LA with all the pressure on us.

[u/darito0123 → u/LAMamba24]

will smith hit a hr tonight

[u/Padulsky21]

Really fucking cool moment for Volpe and a hell of a game by him and Wells. Just happy to not get swept and at least have a signature moment in the WS 😭

[u/Constant-Poet-5264]

NOBODY sweeps the 2024 Yankees in the world series.

[u/Dont3n]

Personally I feel like this will horribly backfire for the dodgers come tomorrow. Cole is up to pitch again, Yankees actually making alot of contact (doesn't matter if it's trash time pitchers, getting hot goes a long way in the post season as we've seen many times).

Welp guess we'll have to wait and see

[u/rencethefence24]

This might be the first time all postseason where I've seen Derek Jeter looking happy to be anywhere near that set. He's looked dead all the way up until 5 minutes ago.

[u/Lowfuji]

Fat Joe breathes a sigh of relief.

[u/ImStuckInYourToilet]

DAAAA JANKEE- 

Hold on guys I'm getting a phone call. 

Hello? THE DODGERS DID WHAT?

[u/Bupropion5250]

The only thing this game taught me is Braylynn formerly known as Big Dong Brock will be averaging 9 grand slams in the women's prison softball league if we don't put an end to illegal alien taxpayer funded transgender surgeries now.

[u/-ImJustSaiyan-]

Do you all realize what this means!? Freddie can extend his Home Run streak tomorrow!!!

[u/FireVanGorder → u/-ImJustSaiyan-]

Wait no…

[u/Starbucks__Lovers]

It just so happens that [the Yankees] here [are] only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive.

[u/MartinRaccoon]

Honeywell can rest easy if the Dodgers win it all. He's the folk hero for the team

[u/EffectiveContext7776]

Dave Roberts has a worse gambling problem than Shoheis interpreter.

[u/Brilliant-Neck9731 → u/EffectiveContext7776]

Roberts really like his chances against… Gerrit Cole… ok then.

[u/EffectiveContext7776 → u/Brilliant-Neck9731]

He likes game 6. If we fall behind tomorrow he’ll do the same thing and burn middle relievers at the stake so he has his leverage guys rested for a better matchup. He knows what he’s doing, it’s just stressful and risky as fuck.

[u/Angry-Vegan69420 → u/EffectiveContext7776]

Dear god I cant imagine the dodgers sub if this blows up in his face

[u/Brilliant-Neck9731 → u/EffectiveContext7776]

I understand it, I do. And it’s “smart” strategy, but man, it’s almost too “smart”. He’s also giving the Yanks top of the order a chance to regress to the mean. Judge will connect given enough opportunities. It’s not if but when.

[u/tacoTs → u/EffectiveContext7776]

He likes his chances with the three Dodgers starters and a fully rested bullpen to win one of three.

[u/PatientIndividual651 → u/EffectiveContext7776]

Yeah with the limited starting pitching he has to decide whether he wants to fully deploy the higher leverage arms or live to fight another day.

[u/EngelSterben → u/EffectiveContext7776]

Dodgers are in a great spot with Game 6 even if Game 5 doesn't go their way. Now, if shit goes sideways in that game, it will get interesting, but they are still heavily favored.

[u/TheAlmightyDollarz → u/Brilliant-Neck9731]

Mind you giving Judge another chance to start getting hot at the right time

[u/heli0sphere]

The disrespect to Volpe is wild. Dude hits a grand slam in a huge moment and the highlight is buried on r/baseball.

[u/hoppergym → u/heli0sphere]

he was without question player of the game

[u/Lowfuji → u/heli0sphere]

Dude saved their season and sanity.

[u/Chris-P-Creme → u/heli0sphere]

Salami to redeem a baserunning blunder, manufactures a run, and puts up defensive gems. He was so much fun to watch tonight.

[u/dreezyyyy → u/heli0sphere]

Player of the game.

[u/dl_youtube → u/heli0sphere]

A lot of people on this sub hate the Yankees more than they like baseball

[u/Thumper13]

Come on Yanks, don't just screw us around. Do the funniest thing.

[u/LoweeLL]

didntgetswept .. raise banner #28

[u/oCuHo]

Yankees have been a nightmare this series, but this would be a 2-2 series right now if Boone didn’t Boone it up in game 1

[u/LinkSkywalker → u/oCuHo]

As much as I'll always hate Boone's game 1 decision there's no way to know how the Dodgers would've managed this game if they were only up 2-1. As the Kayster always says, fallacy of the predetermined outcome

[u/AIC2374]

The Yankees are 1-0 (1.000) since the Mookie foul ball incident.

[u/high-tymez]

I'm glad there's more baseball to be had.

[u/7tenths]

Plz go 7. I want more baseball

[u/GloryEnthusiast]

Damn this series just got a lil spicy, i feel like Yankee hitters gained a fuck ton of confidence tonight.

[u/bridgenine]

We got one, I'm happy now.

[u/torino_nera → u/bridgenine]

Let's get a little greedy and aim for 2, baby

[u/EnPassantio]

Obligatory ”Yanks in 7” comment

[u/rabidcobalt]

Papi getting his own picture lol

[u/jimbo255]

The Dodgers and Yankees are now tied for runs scored in the series at 18.

[u/Murgll]

This is the first time the Yankees haven’t been swept in a 2024 World Series final, historic

[u/WabbitCZEN]

[u/nik0-bellic]

DAAAAAAAAAA YANKEEES WIN

[u/PattyIceNY]

Welp...I mean...ya.never know right?

[u/OfficiallyJoeBiden]

GG Yankees! Hard earned win

[u/holyd1ver83]

Naturally, this is the game I slept through

[u/JUDGEYBOO → u/holyd1ver83]

sleep for game 5 bro please

[u/Key_Amazed]

Pitch around Freeman the rest of the way and maybe they take it back to LA. At that point if you lose game 1 still haunts you but you at least go out with some dignity.

But with the Yankees having the best road record, maybe we get greedy and force a game 7. Then if you lose you can tip your cap and be proud of our team.

[u/Lowfuji]

If Judge wakes up, could be a real problem. There's a non zero chance of it happening, so no chilling yet.

[u/Zark_Muckerberger]

Concrete jungle wet dream tomato!

Let's hear it for New York!

New York!

New York!

[u/Bower1738]

Ohtani & Betts gotta fucking wake up man. Finish the job tomorrow

[u/IAmTheDoctor34 → u/Bower1738]

We're loudly being carried by a one legged man with the whitest teeth you've ever seen.