The Dodgers already stole game 1 of this series in the Bronx — now they get two more shots at the Yankees in Sunday's doubleheader, with New York down its best player and the AL East race tightening by the day.
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The Dodgers own the better overall record here and just went into Yankee Stadium and beat New York in a 1-run game, and now they get two cracks at a Yankees lineup that just lost Aaron Judge for the foreseeable future. Backing Los Angeles's deeper, healthier roster in a getaway doubleheader spot is the sensible straight-up read, even with the Dodgers' own bullpen banged up.
Dodgers
+Best record in the matchup, 62-36
+Won series opener at Yankee Stadium 2-1
+Snapped a 3-game skid heading into NY
−Bullpen thin: Diaz, Snell, Glasnow, Treinen all out
−Catcher Will Smith shut down for the week
−Lost 3 of 4 to Arizona right before this trip
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+Won 4 straight before dropping series opener
+Still just 2.5 games back in AL East
+Home crowd at Yankee Stadium
−Aaron Judge just moved to 60-day IL
−Rotation down Schmidt, Fried and Rodon
−Stanton still only running, not full activity
Whoever ends up on the mound is walking into a staff that's already stretched thin. The Dodgers are still without Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell and Edwin Diaz, and now Blake Treinen too, while Yankees manager Aaron Boone is patching a rotation missing Clarke Schmidt, Max Fried and Carlos Rodon. Getting through a getaway-day doubleheader with that many gaps to plug is the real challenge for both sides.
The bigger story broke Saturday: the Yankees officially moved Aaron Judge to the 60-day injured list with the rib fracture that's sidelined him since early June, pushing his return well past this series and deeper into a crowded AL East race. New York is already scuffling to replace Giancarlo Stanton's bat, and now the middle of the order is running without its best player indefinitely.
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None of that erased the good vibes from New York's 4-game win streak against Tampa Bay and Washington heading into this set, but Los Angeles showed up Friday and took game 1, 2-1, snapping its own 3-game skid against Arizona in the process. Both clubs arrive a little banged up and a little streaky — exactly what makes a getaway-day doubleheader unpredictable.
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Dave Roberts is also without his everyday catcher — Will Smith got shut down for the week after his neck flared up again — which adds one more name to a Dodgers injury list that already reads like a taxi squad. On the other side, Boone is still waiting on Stanton, who's only up to running on his injured calf, and on any sign Rodon is close to a mound session. Depth is going to decide this doubleheader as much as anything either staff draws up.
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Fully healthy — no injuries on ESPN's report
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Fully healthy — no injuries on ESPN's report
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Yankee Stadium still packs in for these matchups no matter who's missing, and there's plenty on the line: Los Angeles keeps chasing its own standard atop baseball, while New York is trying to hang within shouting distance of Tampa Bay in a division that isn't waiting on anybody to get healthy. Game 1 of Sunday's twin bill goes at 12:35 PM ET, with a nightcap on deck right behind it.
