Yankees’ season on the brink after lifeless effort in Game 3 of World Series

The crowd showed up — the Yankees bats didn’t.

The pumped-up fans successful The Bronx grew slow deflated arsenic nan innings dripped connected successful nan Dodgers’ 4-2 triumph complete nan Yankees to return a commanding 3-0 lead successful nan World Series.

The Yankees wasted aggregate opportunities — including Giancarlo Stanton getting thrown astatine home to extremity nan 4th inning — as they saw their play pushed to nan brink.

Aaron Judge — greeted by cheers and MVP chants — continued his miserable World Series debut by going 0-for-3 pinch 1 strikeout, while reaching connected a locomotion successful nan eighth inning.

The Dodgers jumped connected Clarke Schmidt successful nan first inning with a two-run homer by Freddie Freeman and tacked connected runs successful nan 3rd and sixth connected RBI singles by Mookie Betts and Enrique Hernandez respectively.

Walker Buehler threw 5 shutout innings, allowing 2 hits and striking retired five. The Dodgers’ rotation, thought to beryllium a weakness earlier nan World Series, has thoroughly dominated nan Yankees successful nan first 3 games.

The Yankees’ only runs came connected a two-run homer by Alex Verdugo pinch 2 outs successful nan ninth inning.

The Yankees will effort and support their play live connected Tuesday nighttime pinch Luis Gil connected nan mound arsenic nan Dodgers move to a bullpen game.