The New York Yankees looked like they were going to force a Game 6 in the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers after an early offensive spurt— and then the fifth inning happened.
Despite taking a 5-0 lead into the fifth, the Yankees saw their championship chances dwindle every second in that inning as New York suffered one of its most embarrassing defensive meltdowns in postseason history. In one of several mistakes committed by New York, Aaron Judge flubbed a routine catch on Tommy Edman’s line drive for his first error of the year.
