The Los Angeles Dodgers triumphed over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night, clinching their second World Series title in five years. This victory adds to their win during the unusual 2020 season. The Dodgers used seven pitchers after Jack Flaherty started the game, with Walker Buehler surprisingly closing out the ninth inning.
Buehler, who had started Game 3 for Los Angeles, quickly dispatched the Yankees in the final inning. He got Anthony Volpe to ground out and struck out both Austin Wells and Alex Verdugo, sealing Major League Baseball’s 2024 season with a flourish. The Dodgers’ celebration began right then and there.
Here’s a glimpse of that last triumphant moment:
Buehler made history by becoming only the second pitcher ever to win a World Series game as a starter and save another as a reliever, joining Madison Bumgarner from 2014. "Obviously for me personally it was huge," Buehler said after Game 5. "Two years, two surgeries. It was a lot."
Fans might think this comeback is one for the ages!
At age 30, Buehler is approaching free agency after some challenging years with injuries requiring surgeries that sidelined him most of 2022 and 2023. He finished this regular season with a shaky performance: an ERA of 5.38 and not-so-great strikeout-to-walk stats. His October start against San Diego Padres didn’t go well either; he gave up six runs on seven hits.
But then came an impressive turnaround—13 shutout innings followed! In his fourth World Series appearance now boasting just one run allowed over nineteen innings (0.47 ERA), striking out twenty-four batters while walking only three! Trust from manager Dave Roberts paid off big-time—parade plans are underway!
Dodgers Celebrate Eighth Title
The Dodgers emerged victorious against Yankees in five games securing their eighth World Series championship since last winning back in pandemic-altered year of twenty-twenty—the largest comeback ever seen during such decisive matchups! Want some championship gear? Check it out here.
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