The Yankees' fifth inning errors cost them the season as Dodgers win World Series

The New York Yankees were cruising toward a Game 5 victory Wednesday night, looking to send the World Series back west on a two-game winning streak.

The New York Yankees were cruising toward a Game 5 victory Wednesday night, looking to send the World Series back west on a two-game winning streak.

They were up five runs and had seemingly taken the momentum in the series. They had their ace on the mound, who was pitching as well as he had all season. Hope was growing in the Bronx.

Then the fifth inning happened.

The Yankees made three huge fielding mistakes in the top of the inning, opening the door for the Los Angeles Dodgers to come back and ultimately win the World Series. New York, leading 5-0, gave up five runs in an instantaneously infamous inning.

All five runs came with two outs. And all five runs were unearned for starter Gerrit Cole.

https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/mlb/yankees-errors-fifth-inning-rcna178146

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