On Sunday, June 1, 2025, the New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 at Dodger Stadium – the final matchup of a three-game series. The Dodgers had won the first two games, including an 18-2 blowout on Saturday. With this win, the Yankees avoided a sweep and ended their nine-game West Coast road trip with a 6-3 record.
Ryan Yarbrough started on the mound for the Yankees and was effective from the beginning. The 33-year-old left-hander pitched six innings gave up only four hits, allowed one earned run, and did not walk a batter. He threw 93 pitches, 57 of them for strikes. He also struck out five batters and got 17 swings and misses, including seven with his sweeper, which was the second-highest total of swings and misses recorded against the Dodgers this season. Only Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates had more, with 18.
The only run Yarbrough allowed came in the bottom of the second inning. Dodgers center fielder Tommy Edman hit a solo home run to tie the game 1-1. Other than that, Yarbrough kept the Dodgers from scoring during his outing.
The Yankees scored first in the top of the first inning. Trent Grisham reached base and later scored on a single by Jasson Domínguez. After Edman’s home run tied the game, the Yankees responded in the top of the third.
In that inning, Ben Rice hit a two-run home run to center field. The home run came off Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and traveled 425 feet, according to Statcast. It was Rice’s 12th home run of the season. Later in the inning, Anthony Volpe scored on a wild pitch by Yamamoto, increasing the Yankees’ lead to 4-1.
Yamamoto, who had dominated the Yankees in the 2024 World Series with a one-hit performance in Game 2, did not pitch deep into this game. He lasted only 3 2/3 innings, gave up seven hits, four earned runs, walked three, and struck out two, which turned out to be his shortest outing of the 2025 season.
In the top of the fifth, the Yankees added two more runs. DJ LeMahieu hit an RBI single, followed by another RBI single from Oswald Peraza to push the Yankees’ lead to 6-1.
LeMahieu had his best offensive game in a long time. He went 4-for-5 with two RBIs. His last four-hit game was on June 26, 2021, against the Boston Red Sox.
In the seventh, Andy Pages and Max Muncy each took Jonathan Loáisiga deep for solo homers. He gave up two runs on two hits but finished the inning with a pair of strikeouts.
The Yankees added one more run in the top of the ninth. LeMahieu hit a double for his fourth hit of the game, and the Yankees scored a final insurance run to make it 7-3.
Tim Hill pitched the ninth inning for New York. Closer Luke Weaver had been warming up in the bullpen but did not pitch due to hamstring discomfort. Manager Aaron Boone said after the game that Weaver “felt something,” and the team would evaluate him further in New York.
There was also concern with Jasson Domínguez, who left the game in the fifth inning with a left thumb contusion after attempting to steal second base. He stayed in the game long enough to score but was later replaced in left field by Cody Bellinger. After the game, Domínguez said he was “not too concerned,” but there was no further update.
In total, the Yankees had 11 hits and drew seven walks, leaving 13 runners on base and struck out 11 times. The Dodgers had six hits, no walks, and struck out 10 times. Their three runs all came from solo home runs—one each from Edman, Pages, and Muncy. Shohei Ohtani went 0-for-4 with one strikeout. Freddie Freeman and Will Smith were also hitless.
Earlier in the series, the Dodgers had won 8-5 on Friday, helped by two home runs from Ohtani. Then on Saturday, they won 18-2, marking the most runs the Dodgers had ever scored in a single game against the Yankees; Muncy drove in seven runs alone.
The Yankees finished their West Coast trip with a record of 6-3, including series wins against the Rockies in Denver and the Angels in Anaheim. With Sunday’s win, they improved to 36-22 overall and remained in first place in the American League East. They are also one of only three teams in the league, along with the New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds, that have not been swept in a series this season.
