The Los Angeles routed the New York Yankees 18-2 at Stadium on Saturday evening. The defending champions will close out their fall classic rematch by securing a series sweep on Sunday.
Mookie Betts deals with broken toes and is not available for the series finale against the Bronx bomber. Hyeseong Kim played shortstop on Saturday, making history against the Yankees.
Kim has become the only MLB player in the modern era to record more than four hits, home runs, unassisted double plays and Outfield Assist All in One game.
Nevertheless, the painted pencils with Miguel Rojas as a short stop on Sunday. Rojas also got a nod to the series opener on Friday as Betts was hurt from the lineup.
The lineup will face Yankees left-handed Ryan Yarbra on the mound. On left-handed pitching, Michael Comfort sits in the finale of Sunday’s series. Tommy Edman is in center field, Andy Page shifts left.
starting lineup
- Shohei Ohtani, DH
- Teoscar Hernandez, RF
- Freddie Freeman, 1b
- Will Smith, c
- Andy Page, lf
- Tommy Edman, cf
- Max Muncie, 3b
- Kiké Hernández, 2b
- Miguel Rojas, SS
Yoshinobu Yamamoto will take the mound for the on Sunday. Right-handed is 6-3, with an ERA of 1.97 and a strikeout of 75.
How to watch the and Yankees on Sunday
The vs. Yankees’ first pitches on Sunday, June 1st will be at 4:10pm and 7:10pm. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.
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