Oct 31, V7N- The Los Angeles Dodgers staged an unforgettable comeback to defeat the New York Yankees 7-6 in Game Five on Wednesday, securing their first World Series title since 2020. Down 5-0 in the fifth inning and trailing by one in the eighth, the Dodgers rallied to complete the largest comeback win in a clinching World Series game ever. 
 
New York, making its first World Series appearance in 15 years, initially took control with an explosive first inning: Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer, followed immediately by a solo shot from Jazz Chisholm Jr. Alex Verdugo added an RBI, and Giancarlo Stanton homered, building a commanding 5-0 lead. But defensive lapses soon began to haunt the Yankees, including an untended first base that allowed Mookie Betts to put the Dodgers on the scoreboard.
 
Freddie Freeman's two-run single and Teoscar Hernandez's double helped the Dodgers erase the deficit. Though Stanton’s sacrifice fly briefly put the Yankees back on top in the sixth, the Dodgers responded with a sacrifice fly from Gavin Lux and an RBI from Betts in the eighth, securing the historic comeback.
 
The high-stakes series between these two marquee teams boosted Major League Baseball’s viewership, with Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani drawing record-breaking ratings in Japan. The Dodgers' victory marks an unforgettable chapter in the storied history of both franchises.
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