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New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, World Series Game 1, Live Stream: Results, Updates, Highlights, Commentary

New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, World Series Game 1, Live Stream: Results, Updates, Highlights, Commentary

Yankees and Dodgers lineups for Game 1

Both teams have announced their starting lineups for the all-important first game, and there aren’t too many surprises.

* The big news for the Dodgers (aside from the fact that this lineup is really good) is that Freddie Freeman is back as expected after missing Game 6 with an ankle injury. It will be interesting to see how long the Dodgers last, but as long as he is relatively healthy, he will be in the lineup.

* Enrique Hernandez starts at center and Andy Pages starts on the bench. Hernandez has been a star player in the playoffs throughout his career, and he went 8-for-21 against Gerrit Cole in a (very) small sample with a homer and three doubles.

And it looks like Hernandez won’t be leaving the lineup anytime soon.

* Miguel Rojas is back after missing the NLCS but will start the game on the bench. It’s likely that we’ll see Rojas used as a defensive replacement late in games, but he’ll start Game 2, so that would mean Gavin Lux will be benched for that contest on Saturday.

* Giancarlo Stanton remains in the cleanup spot, which makes sense considering how hot he’s been with the bat lately. Austin Wells will hit eighth; regular hitter against right-handed pitchers.

*Jasson Dominguez remains on the bench with Alex Verdugo starting at left. Verudgo has registered a measly .544 OPS so far, and if he struggles in the first two games of the series, it wouldn’t be too much of an upset if the Yankees turn to The Martian at some point in this best-of-seven game. kit.