Ohtani outduels Judge with 2 homers and the Dodgers rally to beat the Yankees 8-5
New York Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday, May 30, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman, second from left, celebrates after hitting an RBI double, scoring Teoscar Hernández, left, as New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells stands at the plate during the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 30, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge, center, hits a solo home run as Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin, left, and catcher Will Smith watch during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 30, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
New York Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday, May 30, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman, second from left, celebrates after hitting an RBI double, scoring Teoscar Hernández, left, as New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells stands at the plate during the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 30, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge, center, hits a solo home run as Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin, left, and catcher Will Smith watch during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 30, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs, including a solo shot leading off a four-run sixth inning when the Dodgers rallied to take the lead, and Los Angeles defeated the New York Yankees 8-5 in their World Series rematch on Friday night.
Aaron Judge and Ohtani became the first reigning MVPs to homer in the first inning of a game. Judge's 19th homer of the season traveled 446 feet into dead center off Tony Gonsolin (3-1). Ohtani answered with a 417-foot shot on his first pitch from Max Fried.
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Austin Wells homered and Trent Grisham added a two-run shot in the second, giving New York a 4-1 lead. Paul Goldschmidt, another former MVP, homered leading off the third, making it 5-2.
But just like in Game 5 of last year's World Series, the Yankees blew the lead.
Ohtani's homer keyed the offense in the sixth, when the Dodgers batted around. Teoscar Hernández and Will Smith singled before Freddie Freeman's RBI double chased Fried.
Andy Pages followed with a game-tying RBI single off Jonathan Loáisiga (0-1). With the bases loaded, Tim Hill walked Michael Conforto on six pitches, forcing in Pages with the go-ahead run to make it 6-5.
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The Dodgers tacked on two more in the seventh. Will Smith singled, Freeman doubled and both scored on Pages' two-run single off Yerry De Los Santos. Freeman was safe in a close play at the plate after he made a wide turn into the grass coming around third.
Alex Vesia pitched the ninth to earn his second save.
The teams were meeting for the first time since the Dodgers beat the Yankees to win their eighth world championship.
Key moment
Dodgers reliever Tanner Scott came on with runners at the corners in the eighth and retired pinch-hitter DJ LeMahieu on a flyout to center for the third out. Scott has been rocky lately with blown saves.
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Key stat
Gonsolin gave up four homers, one shy of his team record set on Aug. 18, 2023, against Florida.
Up next
Yankees RHP Will Warren (3-2, 4.09 ERA) starts Saturday against Dodgers RHP Landon Knack (2-2, 5.22).
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