Yankees vs Dodgers Picks and Prediction – 10/26/2024

The 2024 World Series will get underway on Friday night, when the New York Yankees travel to Dodger Stadium to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Yankees won 50 of 81 road games during the regular season and are making their 41st World Series appearance On Saturday, Juan Soto delivered a series clinching three-run blast in the tenth inning to lift New York to a 5-2 series road victory against Cleveland. 

2023 American League Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole (8-5 3.41 ERA) will take the mound for the Yankees in the series opener. New York has won Cole’s previous two postseason starts and he has allowed three runs across 11 plus frames.  

The Los Angeles Dodgers won 52 of 81 home games during the regular season and are making their 22nd World Series appearance. The top-seeded Dodgers lead the postseason with a .785 OPS and have clobbered 20 home runs in just 11 games. On Sunday, SS Tommy Edman homered and drove in four runs to power Los Angeles to a 10-5 home victory versus the New York Mets.

The Dodgers will counter with twenty-nine year old righty Jack Flaherty (13-7 3.17 ERA) on Friday. Last time out, Flaherty was roughed up for eight runs and lasted just three innings during a 12-6 road loss against the New York Mets. 

New York manager Aaron Boone thinks there is a good chance that SP Nestor Cortes (elbow) will be on the World Series roster. Through 162 games, New York ranked 3rd in OPS and 3rd in runs scored. For the regular season, Los Angeles ranked 1st in OPS and 2nd in runs scored. Take the Yankees to win on the road. Final Score Prediction, New York Yankees win 5-3.