Yankees vs. Dodgers Game 2 score, live updates: Los Angeles looking to take 2-0 series lead after Freddie Freeman’s epic game-winner

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• Sun, October 27, 2024 at 2:34 AM GMT+2

  Freddie Freeman got a nice ovation returning to the plate before popping out to end the inning.

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  Sun, October 27, 2024 at 2:33 AM GMT+2

  And that’s a scoreless first inning for Carlos Rodón with three outs in the air. Mookie Betts got the first hit of the game with an opposite-field line drive, but that was it. 13 pitches for Rodón.

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  Sun, October 27, 2024 at 2:25 AM GMT+2

  The first three Yankees hitters worked a full count against Yoshinobu Yamamoto, but he puts down the heart of the lineup, including a strikeout of Aaron Judge, to post a scoreless first inning. He’s at 21 pitches through four batters, but the Dodgers usually care more about run prevention than length.

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  Sun, October 27, 2024 at 2:23 AM GMT+2

  Can the Yankees take their walks tonight?

  The entirety of World Series Game 1 featured just two non-intentional walks: a Juan Soto BB in the 1st inning and Gavin Lux’s crucial free pass in the bottom of the 10th that allowed the top of the Dodgers order the chance to walk things off. The first batter of Game 2, Gleyber Torres, just walked to start the evening. That’s a key for the Yanks, who walked 70 more times this year than any other club.

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  Sun, October 27, 2024 at 2:18 AM GMT+2

  Torres works a leadoff walk and has now reached base in each of his 11 postseason games

  — Erik Boland (@eboland11) October 27, 2024

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  Sun, October 27, 2024 at 2:15 AM GMT+2

  Yoshinobu Yamamoto fires a 98 mph fastball to Gleyber Torres, and we’re off in Game 2 of the 2024 World Series after a four-minute Ice Cube delay.

  Can the Dodgers take a 2-0 lead as the series heads to New York, or will the Yankees even it up and steal home-field advantage? Let’s find out.

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  Sun, October 27, 2024 at 2:13 AM GMT+2

  Dave Roberts was also a fan.

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  Sun, October 27, 2024 at 2:09 AM GMT+2

  Ice Cube is now rapping in the Dodger Stadium outfield. Yankees outfielder Alex Verdugo appears to be enjoying himself.

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  Sun, October 27, 2024 at 2:04 AM GMT+2
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  Sun, October 27, 2024 at 1:47 AM GMT+2
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  Sun, October 27, 2024 at 1:44 AM GMT+2

  A pregame show featuring three former players, all of whom retired in 2014 or later, either not knowing what resistance bands are or pretending to not know what they are is an odd look. They were watching Carlos Rodón warm up with them a few minutes ago.

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  Sun, October 27, 2024 at 1:42 AM GMT+2
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  Sun, October 27, 2024 at 1:07 AM GMT+2

  Some notes about the lineups: It’s the exact same lineup as yesterday for the Yankees, while the Dodgers did some rearranging to prepare for left-handed NYY starter Carlos Rodón after facing the right-handed Gerrit Cole.

  Tommy Edman, a lefty masher, moves up from ninth to fifth in the lineup and also moves to center field, while Kiké Hernández moves to second base and the left-handed Gavin Lux sits. Miguel Rojas, who missed the NLCS with a leg injury, gets his first start at shortstop.

  Game 1 hero Freddie Freeman also swapped from third to cleanup with Teoscar Hernández.

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  Sun, October 27, 2024 at 1:00 AM GMT+2

  Game 2 starting lineups

  Carlos Rodón will face Yoshinobu Yamamoto.