The season is on the brink for the New York Yankees. Down 2–0 in the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, their bats were inexcusably quiet in Game 3 on Monday, leading to a 4–2 loss. The Dodgers now sit just one win away from a title.
Los Angeles jumped out to a 2–0 lead in the first inning on a home run from (who else?) Freddie Freeman. There was no looking back. Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt had to be yanked in the third inning. And the parade of relievers that followed him—seven in all—received no run support until it was too late. New York scored its first runs with two outs and two strikes in the bottom of the ninth inning: A two-run home run from Alex Verdugo ensured the game would not be a shutout. But that was the only real offense of the night.
