Snapshots: New York, New York

Snapshots: New York then New York on Homestand 5

The Yankees’ Aaron Judge and Freddie Freeman share a laugh on June 1 after Judge’s third-inning walk. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)

by Mark Langill

For the first time in Dodger Stadium history, the Dodgers hosted the New York Mets and Yankees in the same homestand. The off-Broadway shows, which ran from May 30 to June 5, represented a postseason rematch of the National League Championship Series and World Series.

The Dodgers finished with a 4–3 record. Los Angeles remained in first place in the National League West heading into a six-game road trip to St. Louis and San Diego.

The Dodgers split the four games with the Mets, thanks to a pair of come-from-behind victories: a 6–5 decision in 10 innings on Tuesday, and a 6–5 win on Thursday in which the Dodgers were trailing 4–0 in the third inning.

The Dodgers won two of three games against the Yankees, including an 18–2 victory on Saturday.

Judge and Shohei Ohtani made history on May 30 in the Dodgers’ 8–5 victory over the Yankees. For the first time in Major League history, both reigning league MVPs homered in the first inning of the same game. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)

On May 30, Andy Pages went 2-for-4, including a two-run single in the eighth inning. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers)

Freeman went 3-for-4 with two doubles against the Yankees on May 30. He scored in the seventh inning on Pages’ single. (Juan Ocampo/Los Angeles Dodgers)

Ohtani added his second home run on May 30 in the sixth inning. It was also his 60th run scored. He became the first player in the modern era (since 1901) to reach the mark before June. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)

Freeman and manager Dave Roberts chat during the Dodgers’ 18–2 victory over the Yankees on May 31. The 18 runs were the most scored by the Dodgers against the Yankees, surpassing 13 runs in Game 2 of the 1956 World Series. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)

Dalton Rushing hit his first Major League home run in the eighth inning on May 31. (Juan Ocampo/Los Angeles Dodgers) and ( Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)

Rushing (first MLB home run) and Max Muncy (career HRs 200 and 201) pose with the lineup cards and milestone baseballs after the 18–2 victory on May 31. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)

On June 3, Clayton Kershaw had a no-decision in the Dodgers’ 6–5 victory in 10 innings on June 3. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers)

Second baseman Hyeseong Kim turns a double play against the Mets on June 3. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers)

Mookie Betts dashes home after Freeman’s first-inning double on June 3. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)

Ohtani tries to avoid third baseman Ronny Mauricio’s tag on June 3. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)

Muncy hit two home runs in the Dodgers’ 6–5 victory in 10 innings against the Mets on June 3. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) and (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers)

Freeman’s double in the 10th inning scored Ohtani with the winning run. It was Freeman’s 14th career walk-off hit and his second with the Dodgers. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers)

(Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) and (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles)

The Mets’ Pete Alonso slides safely into home after Brett Baty’s sacrifice fly in the fourth inning on June 5 to give the Mets a 4–0 lead. (Juan Ocampo/Los Angeles Dodgers)

After pitching effectively during a 6–5 victory on June 5 against the Mets, reliever Jack Dreyer met singer John Mayer and received a signed baseball. Mayer, born during the 1977 Dodgers-Yankees World Series, is a Mets fan. (Juan Ocampo/Los Angeles Dodgers)

Reliever José Ureña studies a computer tablet during the Dodgers’ 6–5 victory on June 5. Ureña allowed one run on three hits in 2 1/3 innings, which gave the offense a chance for a comeback. (Juan Ocampo/Los Angeles Dodgers)

During the Dodgers’ three-run rally in the eighth inning on June 5, Will Smith scored on a fielder’s choice and throwing error that caused a traffic jam at home plate with Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez and reliever Reed Garrett. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) and (Gary Vasquez/Los Angeles Dodgers)

Michael Conforto delivers an RBI single in the eighth inning to drive in the go-ahead run in the Dodgers’ 6–5 victory on June 6. (Juan Ocampo/Los Angeles Dodgers)

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