Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees Game 1

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LAD	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	5	0	8	10	0
NYY	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	0

Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6, 2.85 ERA) got the ball for LA in the series finale against Cam Schlittler (9-5, 2.13 ERA), who's quietly become the steadiest arm in the Yankees rotation. First pitch went off at 12:35 PM ET with the Dodgers already up 2-1 in the season series and looking to close it out.

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Dodgers(62-36)

PWLLL

8

-1.5+144-117o7.5-104

Yankees(54-43)

PLWWW

2

+1.5-144+117u7.5-100

Best BetDodgers -124

Postgame

Dodgers won outright 8-2, cashing the moneyline as the lineup depth edge overwhelmed New York's short-handed order.

Pregame

We took the Dodgers at -124 and it wasn't close to a stretch — this is still the deeper, more talented roster even without a full bullpen. New York's offense is neutered without Judge and Stanton in the middle of the order, and that gap shows up against a good opponent more than it does against a bad one. Schlittler gives the Yankees a puncher's chance every time out, but a puncher's chance wasn't enough here.

New York took the mound thin. Carlos Rodon, Max Fried and Clarke Schmidt are all working back from elbow issues, which is exactly why Schlittler passed on his first All-Star Game invite — he didn't want to stretch the rotation any further than it already was. Aaron Judge hasn't played since May 31 with a rib fracture that's still not fully healed, and Giancarlo Stanton remains out with a calf injury, so the middle of that lineup was never going to scare anybody.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

(11-7)·2.76 ERA

Jul 11 vs Diamondbacks

L

6.0IP

6ER

6K

4BB

103P

Cam Schlittler

(10-6)·2.04 ERA

Jul 11 @ Nationals

ND

6.2IP

2ER

6K

4BB

99P

The Dodgers, for their part, weren't exactly whole either — their bullpen is running without Edwin Diaz, Blake Treinen, Ben Casparius and Jake Cousins, and the rotation is still waiting on Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell. LA came in as the favorite on the moneyline, but the number reflected a talent gap more than a health gap.

Los Angeles Dodgers

(62-36)

Jul 19P@ Yankees0-0

Jul 17W@ Yankees2-1

Jul 12Lvs Diamondbacks3-5

Jul 12Lvs Diamondbacks2-9

Jul 11Lvs Diamondbacks3-9

New York Yankees

(54-43)

Jul 19Pvs Dodgers0-0

Jul 17Lvs Dodgers1-2

Jul 12W@ Nationals5-3

Jul 11W@ Nationals4-2

Jul 10W@ Nationals5-3

LA had dropped 3 straight to Arizona right before this series, so this wasn't a team riding a hot streak into the Bronx — it was a team that had just been embarrassed and needed a response. They got one in this series, taking the first game 2-1 before backing it up here.

The game was tight into the middle innings before it wasn't. A 2-run third and a run in the fifth had the Dodgers up modestly, and Yankees stayed within a run most of the way. Then the 8th inning broke it open — a 5-run frame that buried New York and turned a competitive afternoon into an 8-2 laugher. Yamamoto worked around some traffic for the win, while Schlittler's final line didn't match the shutdown stuff he'd shown against Tampa Bay earlier in the month.

Los Angeles Dodgers

(11)

• 10-Day-ILWill Smith (C) — Manager Dave Roberts said Friday that Smith's neck continued to bother him as he attempted to ramp up his activity, so the Dodgers will fully shut him down for a week, Jack Harris of the California Post reports.07/17
• 10-Day-ILEnrique Hernandez (1B) — Hernandez (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.07/17
• 15-Day-ILBlake Treinen (RP) — The Dodgers announced Thursday that Treinen (elbow) has resumed playing catch, per MLB.com.07/05
• 60-Day-ILTyler Glasnow (SP) — Glasnow (back) threw a bullpen session this past weekend, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.07/16
• 60-Day-ILEdwin Diaz (RP) — Diaz (elbow) allowed one hit in a scoreless inning for Single-A Ontario on Saturday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.07/12
• 60-Day-ILBlake Snell (SP) — Snell (elbow) is expected to kick off a minor-league rehab assignment next Saturday, June 18, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.07/11
• 60-Day-ILBobby Miller (SP) — Miller (shoulder/back) will resume throwing off the mound this week, Cody Snavely of DodgersBeat.com reports.06/03
• 60-Day-ILGavin Stone (SP) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed Tuesday that Stone has been unable to ramp up his throwing without feeling soreness in his surgically repaired right shoulder, Cody Snavely of DodgersBeat.com reports.06/03
• 60-Day-ILBrusdar Graterol (RP) — Graterol (shoulder) underwent surgery recently for a back injury he suffered while on a rehab assignment, Jack Harris of the California Post reports.06/01
• 60-Day-ILBen Casparius (RP) — Casparius (shoulder) was moved to the 60-day injured list Monday.05/19
• 60-Day-ILJake Cousins (RP) — The Dodgers transferred Cousins (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.05/08

New York Yankees

(5)

• 10-Day-ILGiancarlo Stanton (DH) — Yankees GM Brian Cashman said Thursday that Stanton (calf) has resumed running after receiving a PRP injection, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.07/09
• 15-Day-ILCarlos Rodon (SP) — Rodon (elbow) received a second round of injections after throwing about 10 pitches off a mound Friday and could progress to a full bullpen session this week, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.07/19
• 15-Day-ILMax Fried (SP) — Manager Aaron Boone said Friday that Fried (elbow) will make at least two rehab starts before a decision will be made on his activation from the 15-day injured list, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.07/17
• 60-Day-ILAaron Judge (RF) — Manager Aaron Boone said Saturday that a specialist determined that Judge (ribs) is not yet ready to resume baseball activities, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILClarke Schmidt (SP) — Schmidt (elbow) will throw live batting practice Saturday, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.07/17

For the Yankees, the bigger story than any single game is the calendar — every week Judge, Rodon and Fried stay out is a week closer to a lost stretch of the season. The Dodgers, meanwhile, keep finding a way to win series even while patching together a pitching staff, and that depth showed up again on getaway day.