For the second straight night, the Los Angeles Dodgers have a chance Wednesday to close out the 2024 World Series. But, also for the second straight night, the New York Yankees‘ offense have an answer.
Dodgers starting pitcher Jack Flaherty didn’t last long on the bump in Game 5, as he allowed four earned runs on four hits and one walk over 1 1/3 innings. He was relieved of his duties in the second inning, walking off the mound with Los Angeles facing a 4–0 deficit.
Jack Flaherty is the first starter in World Series history to give up 4+ runs and 2+ HR while lasting less than 2.0 innings.
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) October 31, 2024
Not ideal.
If Los Angeles can’t complete a comeback Wednesday night, they’ll turn their attention to Game 6 on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers haven’t officially announced a probable pitcher for the rest of the series, although it’s expected that Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start Game 6 and Walker Buehler will toe the rubber in Game 7 if neccessary.
