The Dodgers are one win away from a sweep of the Yankees, and Sunday night’s finale at Yankee Stadium comes with a very different look on the mound.
Los Angeles rolled into the nightcap after taking the opener 2-1 on a Max Muncy go-ahead home run and a sharp defensive play in the eighth inning that erased the potential tying run at the plate. Then came the rain delay, which pushed Saturday’s game back and turned Sunday into a doubleheader. The Dodgers handled the first game of the day behind Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who delivered the first complete game of his regular season career.
Yamamoto worked nine innings and allowed two runs while striking out seven. The Dodgers backed him with eight runs on 10 hits, and they did it without a home run. Now they’ll try to carry that momentum into Sunday Night Baseball before heading to Philadelphia for three games.
For the nightcap, the Dodgers are going with a bullpen game. Right-hander Will Klein will open for Los Angeles after posting a 2.41 ERA over 37.1 innings this season.
On the other side, the Yankees will send out left-hander Ryan Yarbrough, who has a 4.14 EA across 24 appearances and 37 innings this year. Yarbrough also spent part of 2023 and 2024 with the Dodgers.
Because it’s a doubleheader, both clubs can bring up a 27th man. Los Angeles is using that spot on right-hander Kyle Hurt.
He was recently sent down after rough outings before the break, when he gave up six runs in 2.2 innings. For the season, Hurt has a 4.88 ERA in 31.1 innings.
First pitch for Dodgers-Yankees on Sunday, July 19 is set for 4:20 p.m. PT/7:20 p.m.
ET. The game will air on the radio on AM570 in English and KTNQ 1020 AM in Spanish.
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