Recap: Yankees defeat the Dodgers 4

Another great effort by Bobby Miller but another series loss for Dodgers

By Jack Harris

Ahead of the biggest game yet of his burgeoning major league career, Bobby Miller was a picture of poise in the Dodgers’ clubhouse on Sunday afternoon.

A few hours before taking the mound against the New York Yankees — on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" and in front of a sold-out crowd of 52,000, no less — the right-handed rookie relaxed, seemingly unfazed by the high-pressure stage he was about to take.

He cracked jokes with the teammates in front of his stall. He marveled at videos of Aaron Judge crashing through the bullpen wall the night before. And as Dave Roberts passed through the locker room, he greeted the manager with a cool, confident grin.

Yankees defeat the Dodgers, 4-1

By Houston Mitchell

Ninth inning

Yankees: Caleb Ferguson now pitching for the Dodgers. Jake Bauers grounded to second. Isiah Kiner-Falefa walked. Kyle Higashioka grounded to short. Anthony Volpe homered to left-center. Gleyber Torres struck out looking.

Dodgers: Will Smith walked. Smith was picked off first. Brutal. Max Muncy flied to center. J.D. Martinez grounded to third.

Final score: Dodgers 4, Yankees 1

We go to the ninth, 2-1 Yankees

By Houston Mitchell

Eighth inning

Yankees: Evan Phillips now pitching for the Dodgers. Gleyber Torres grounded to third. Anthony Rizzo walked. Giancarlo Stanton doubled to left-center, Rizzo to third. Oswaldo Cabrera hit a slow roller to second. There was no play at the plate. Batter out at first, Rizzo score, Stanton to third. DJ LeMahieu flied to left.

Dodgers: James Outman struck out looking. Mookie Betts grounded to third. Left-hander Wandy Peralta replaced Holmes. Freddie Freeman grounded to the pitcher.

Score after eight: Yankees 2, Dodgers 1

Both teams score in seventh inning

By Houston Mitchell

Seventh inning

Yankees: Brusdar Graterol now pitching for the Dodgers. DJ LeMahieu struck out looking. Jake Bauers singled up the middle. Isiah Kiner-Falefa laid down a bunt and threw it wildly to first. But there was no one at first. And the throw never came close to first anyway. Second and third, one out. With the infield in, Kyle Higashioka grounded to short. Bauers ran on contact and Taylor didn't have a play at the plate. He threw to first for the out while Bauers scored. Anthony Volpe struck out looking.

Dodgers: Will Smith grounded to third. Max Muncy struck out swinging. J.D. Martinez homered to left. German finally made a mistake and the Dodgers made him pay. Great outing by German though. David Peralta hit a squibber up the third-base line and there was no play to be made. Right-hander Clay Holmes is now pitching for the Yankees. Miguel Vargas walked. Chris Taylor struck out swinging.

Score after seven: Dodgers 1, Yankees 1

Still scoreless after six innings

By Houston Mitchell

Sixth inning

Yankees: Anthony Rizzo flied to right. Giancarlo Stanton grounded to short. Willie Calhoun grounded to short.

Dodgers: Chris Taylor struck out swinging. James Outman walked. He checked his swing on a 3-2 pitch. Third-base ump says he didn't swing. Replays show he did. Not reviewable. A break for the Dodgers. Can they capitalize? Mookie Betts struck out swinging. Outman stole second. Freddie Freeman struck out swinging.

Score after six: Dodgers 0, Yankees 0

Bobby Miller dominant through five innings

By Houston Mitchell

Fifth inning

Yankees: Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounded to third. Kyle Higashioka popped to second. Anthony Volpe singled to center. Gleyber Torres popped to shallow left.

Dodgers: J.D Martinez grounded to second. David Peralta lined to first. Miguel Vargas singled to right. With Chris Taylor batting, Vargas was caught stealing.

Score after five: Dodgers 0, Yankees 0

No score after four

By Houston Mitchell

Fourth inning

Yankees: Willie Calhoun grounded to short. DJ LeMahieu struck out swinging. Jake Bauers struck out swinging.

Through four innings, Bobby Miller has given up no hits while walking two and striking out seven.

Dodgers: Freddie Freeman grounded to first. Will Smith flied to center. Max Muncy struck out swinging.

Score after four: Dodgers 0, Yankees 0

Pitching duel through three innings

By Houston Mitchell

Third inning

Yankees: Anthony Volpe grounded to third. Gleyber Torres hit a grounder to short. Max Muncy ran in front of Chris Taylor and missed the ball, Taylor was screened by Muncy and missed the ball, so Torres reached first. Anthony Rizzo struck out swinging. Torres stole second. Giancarlo Stanton struck out swinging.

Dodgers: Chris Taylor grounded to third. James Outman lined to second. Mookie Betts popped to second.

Score after three: Dodgers 0, Yankees 0

Scoreless after two innings

By Houston Mitchell

Second inning

Yankees: Jake Bauers flied to left. Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounded to short. Kyle Higashioka grounded to short.

Dodgers: Max Muncy grounded to first. J.D. Martinez struck out swinging. David Peralta doubled to right. Miguel Vargas grounded to third.

Score after two: Dodgers 0, Yankees 0

No score after one inning

By Houston Mitchell

First inning

Yankees: Gleyber Torres walked. Bobby Miller seems really amped up for this game. Anthony Rizzo struck out swinging. Giancarlo Stanton struck out looking. Former Dodgers prospect Willie Calhoun walked. DJ LeMahieu struck out swinging.

Dodgers: Mookie Betts grounded to third. Freddie Freeman grounded to the pitcher. Will Smith grounded to short.

Score after one: Dodgers 0, Yankees 0

Today's starting lineups

By Houston Mitchell

The starting lineups for today's Dodgers-Yankees game:

Today's #Dodgers lineup vs. Yankees: pic.twitter.com/wQGkwWm8Zr

Wrapping up the Road Trip. #RepBX pic.twitter.com/40BO7k79FJ

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge not in lineup for series finale against Dodgers

By Mike DiGiovanna

The Dodgers and rookie right-hander Bobby Miller will have one less New York Yankees slugger to worry about in Sunday afternoon's nationally televised game (ESPN) in Chavez Ravine.

Reigning American League most valuable player Aaron Judge is not in the Yankees lineup after injuring his right big toe in a violent collision with the right-field wall while making a spectacular catch in the eighth inning of New York's 6-3 win on Saturday.

The 6-foot-7, 282-pound Judge, who is batting .291 with an AL-leading 19 homers and a major league-leading 1.078 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, raced into the corner to catch J.D. Martinez's long drive and crashed into–and through–the chain-link gate that opens into the visiting bullpen.

"You know what? The training staff should have come out for the gate and not Judge," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts joked on Sunday. "What a heck of an athlete. What a heck of a play.

"I’ve never seen that here before. I’ve seen guys hit that particular fence and fall back and not give way. But when you’re 300 pounds, something's got to give, and it wasn't Judge."

With Trayce Thompson injured, Dodgers call up Jonny DeLuca

By Jack Harris

Another Dodgers prospect is set to make his MLB debut.

After outfielder Trayce Thompson strained his oblique on a check swing Saturday night, which will force him to go on the injured list, the team called up Jonny DeLuca on Sunday, making the 24-year-old the seventh rookie to join the big-league club this season.

A former 25th-round pick out of Oregon in 2019, the Thousand Oaks native wasn't a high-profile name in the Dodgers’ farm system until this past winter, when the club added him to its 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.

DeLuca has validated that decision in the minors, batting a combined .292 at the double and triple A levels with 14 homers, 37 RBIs and a .953 OPS.

DeLuca was only recently promoted to triple-A Oklahoma City, playing his 17th game there Saturday night. However, with few other right-handed hitting outfielders at the upper levels of the organization, DeLuca got the nod to be Thompson's short-term replacement.

Michael Grove improves as Dodgers’ rotation decision looms, Julio Urías nears return

By Jack Harris

The most important pitches thrown off the Dodger Stadium mound Saturday happened when the stands were empty, the gates closed.

Hours before the Dodgers’ 6-3 loss against the New York Yankees, injured left-hander Julio Urías completed his biggest step yet in his recovery from a hamstring strain. During a roughly 30-pitch bullpen session, the club's opening day starter showed few limitations, using his entire pitch mix while building up to about 80% intensity.

"He was good today," manager Dave Roberts said.