If you think Friday night’s 8-5 loss was a tough one for the Yankees, it was nothing in comparison to Saturday’s 18-2 loss. It was a legitimate 21-hit attack. In the second game of the three-game series, the Dodgers left the Yankees in absolute shambles. By the time Saturday’s game was two innings deep, they displayed a ceaseless onslaught of offense.
In broad daylight at Dodger Stadium, they permanently shifted the winning odds in their favor. In the first inning, they secured four runs, and in the second, they scored six more. By the end, they set up the tone for a complete sweep in Sunday’s finale.
After Saturday’s game, former legends—Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and David Ortiz—discussed the Los Angeles Dodgers’ dominant victory over the Yankees with FOX Sports’s Kevin.
Derek Jeter and David Ortiz didn’t mince words, especially when it comes to Aaron Boone’s lineup decisions and the glaring absence of Gerrit Cole. “A little bit with Gerrit Cole. You don’t need him usually against pedestrian teams, but it’s obvious when he’s not in; you’ve got to put a pitcher in like Will Warren. Tough matchup for him. You need a full stack to beat the Dodgers, and that may not be enough.” Ortiz said. Without Cole, the Yankees need somebody as equally or more dominating to beat the Dodgers.
Meanwhile, according to Jeter, “The depth of the Dodgers and the National League is superior league than the American League right now…. As it stands now, the Dodgers have a better team.” For the record, it comes from a former Yankee legend. Well, he did emphasize a fair point. Which is, both the Yankees and the Dodgers will certainly look different after the trade deadline.
However, at present, Jeter’s clear stance was that the Dodgers are unbeatable. Currently, the team ranks second in the majors in terms of runs scored, first in batting average, and again, second in OPS. With Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernandez, and Will Smith, the Dodgers are producing dangerously.
Even without a fully healthy rotation, the Dodgers’ ability to plug in star-studded players makes them clearly a better team than the Yankees.
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