Aaron Judge landed a hard first punch two batters in with a 446-homer to center for a 1-0 Yankees lead Friday night at Dodger Stadium, then Shohei Ohtani countered with a roundhouse left leading off the Dodgers first facing Max Fried. It was on.

In their first meeting since a 2024 World Series that ended with the Dodgers raising a trophy and the Yankees swallowing instant infamy, both teams followed a similar script in an 8-5 Dodgers win. First came the Yankees runs, then the Dodgers comeback, aided and abetted by New York's miscues.

Los Angeles is 34-22, two games ahead of the San Diego Padres and three games free of the San Francisco Giants with the Arizona Diamondbacks lurking at seven games behind. The Yankees on the other hand are 6.5 games clear of the second-place Tampa Bay Rays, 7.5 up on the Toronto Blue Jays and 9.5 ahead of the Boston Red Sox.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have teamed up with another major apparel brand, Born X Raised, to create the LA Bleeds Blue collection, which will be a massive hit.

Reliever Evan Phillips will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced Friday. Phillips, 30, made just seven appearances for Los Angeles this season before being placed on the injured list May 7 for elbow inflammation.

The veteran insisted the Dodgers' attitude toward the Yankees, as violent as it might sound, is no different than it is for any opponent.

Preview the May 31 matchup between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The New York Yankees enjoyed a series sweep on Wednesday as they head to a World Series rematch in Los Angeles. The team took care of business against the lowly Los Angeles Angels and will enjoy an off day before facing the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time since they lost last year's World Series championship.