Dodgers win World Series Game 2; Ohtani leaves early with injury

LA celebrates Dodgers World Series Game 2 win

The Dodgers will head to New York uncertain whether Shohei Ohtani can play after their biggest star partially dislocated his left shoulder on a slide at second base.

LOS ANGELES - Two down, two to go.

The Los Angeles Dodgers relied on power bats and a dominant pitching performance to beat the New York Yankees Saturday night to win Game 2 of the World Series 4-2.

It started early, with Tommy Edman hitting a solo shot in the bottom of the second inning off Carlos Rodón. The Yankees' Juan Soto tied it up with his own solo blast in the following frame, but that would be one of the few hits the Yankees would collect all night.

The tie was short-lived. Teoscar Hernández and Freddie Freeman, who hit a walk-off grand slam to win Game 1, hit back-to-back home runs, to make it 4-1.

Dodgers fans react to World Series Game 2 win

Yamamoto allowed one hit over 6 1/3 innings, Freddie Freeman homered for the second straight night and Los Angeles beat the New York Yankees 4-2 on Saturday for a 2-0 Series lead.

Dodger starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto absolutely dominated the Yankees lineup. After letting up the home run to Soto, Yamamoto retired the last 11 batters he faced. He finished with just one hit, two walks and four strikeouts across 6.1 innings.

The Dodgers did get a scare at the bottom of the seventh inning. Shohei Ohtani had to leave the game after seemingly jamming his shoulder while getting caught stealing to end the inning. Ohtani's status for Game 3 was not immediately clear.

The teams will travel to New York on Sunday, ahead of Game 4. First pitch is scheduled for 5:08 p.m. PT.

SERIES SCHEDULE

GAME 1: Dodgers 6, Yankees 3. Final/10th
GAME 2: Dodgers 4, Yankees 2. Final
GAME 3: at New York Yankees on Monday, Oct. 28. 5:08 p.m. PT on FOX
GAME 4: at New York Yankees on Tuesday, Oct. 29. 5:08 p.m. PT on FOX
GAME 5*: at New York Yankees on Wednesday, Oct. 30. 5:08 p.m. PT on FOX
GAME 6*: HOME on Friday, Nov. 1. 5:08 p.m. PT on FOX
GAME 7*: HOME on Saturday, Nov. 2. 5:08 p.m. PT. on FOX

*=if necessary

HOW THEY GOT HERE

The Dodgers captured the National League pennant after beating the New York Mets in six games in the championship series. Prior that, the Dodgers took down west division rivals San Diego Padres in the NLDS in a winner-take-all Game 5.
The Boys in Blue captured home field advantage for the postseason, including the World Series, after finishing the 2024 regular season with 98-64.

Freddie Freeman's grand slam lifts Dodgers

Freddie Freeman's walkoff grand slam lifted the Dodgers to a 6-3 win in Game 1 of the World Series. His dad, Fred Freeman, Dave Roberts and the Dodger slugger himself look back on an all-time classic moment.

The Yankees became American League champions after taking down the Cleveland Guardians in five games in the championship series. Before the ALCS, the Bronx Bombers took down the Kansas City Royals 3-1 in the best-of-5 series.
The Yankees are on the road to start the Fall Classic after finishing second to the Dodgers in the overall regular-season record with 94-68.