FT Leadoff

Dodgers-Yankees was as advertised over the weekend.

Friday featured an 11-inning pitchers duel that saw Yoshinoubu Yamamoto go seven shutout innings. Teoscar Hernández broke the scoreless tie in the 11th, and the Dodgers opened the series with a 2-1 victory.

Hernández followed that up with a two-homer performance on Saturday in an 11-3 onslaught of the Yankees that Dodgers fans got to witness via a police escort into Yankee Stadium.

Even without Juan Soto, New York salvaged the series on Sunday, thanks largely to homers by Oswaldo Cabrera, Trent Grisham, and of course, Aaron Judge in a 6-4 win.

For more on this Broadway thriller, tune into FT Live today at 1:00 ET and Dodgers Territory at 3:00 ET!

MLB wrapped up another set of international games over the weekend.

The Phillies took game one handily, and then the second game had late-inning drama. Philadelphia was down one with the bases loaded, but the Mets turned a rare game-ending 2-3 double play.

While players generally favored the experience, Bryce Harper and Jeff McNeil agree that the league should send more teams for the next international series and put on a cup-style tournament.

• Tarik Skubal drops ERA to 1.92 after stellar 10 K performance vs. Brewers.

• Shōta Imanaga snaps Reds seven-game winning streak with seventh quality start.

• Orioles become first team to 100 HR mark.

• Juan Soto expected to return for Yankees series against Royals.

• Trea Turner hopeful to return within the week.

• Gerrit Cole, Max Scherzer making progress in rehab outings.

• Alek Manoah to undergo season-ending UCL surgery.

• Kyle Tucker placed on 10-day IL with right shin contusion.

• Blue Jays designate Cavan Biggio for assignment.

If you like umpire content, you’re in luck!

Watch - The FT Crew questions the fragility of umpires after Nico Hoerner’s quick ejection last week.

Watch - The FT Crew analyzes a controversial game-ending “strike” call in San Diego and critiques umpire scorecards.

Watch - FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal offers his take on whether a skills competition would be good for baseball and if the amount of parity this season could make for a slow trade deadline.

Bonus - This was NOT a passed ball…

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