A matchup billed as a potential World Series preview turned into a lopsided affair as the New York Yankees chased Hyun-Jin Ryu en route to beginning Players Weekend with an emphatic 10-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers to snap a four-game losing streak.
Aside from the history between two of baseball’s glamour franchises, Friday’s game pitted strength against strength. The Yankees entered play leading the Majors in runs scored, while the Dodgers had allowed the fewest.
Ryu demonstrated why that’s the case by stranding runners on second and third base in the second inning. Though, he did benefit from DiDi Gregorious misreading a pitch in the dirt and failing to break for home on a play he likely would’ve scored.