Pitching Matchup Favors Los Angeles Dodgers In Game 3 vs. New York Yankees
Pitching will be the dominant factor in the third game of the 2025 series between the Dodgers and the Yankees. The Dodgers have Yoshinobu Yamamoto as the starting pitcher for the Dodgers. The starting pitcher for the Yankees will likely be Ryan Yarborough. He has been good for the Yankees, but the starting pitching matchup favors the Dodgers.
It is possible, with all the off days, that Carlos Rodon will be the starter for the Yankees. On paper, he is better at pitching than Yarborough, and Rodon has also pitched like an ace recently. Yankees fans want to see Rodon pitch for the Yankees. Who do you want to see pitching for the Yankees?
Pitching Advantage For Dodgers In Game 3
Regardless of who starts the game for the Yankees, the Dodgers will have the pitching advantage in the third game of this series. Yamamoto has been great for the Dodgers this season, and he gives the Dodgers a pitching advantage in the third game of the series. So far this season, the 26-year-old has been dominant, with a 1.97 earned run average. When you take into account that the Yankees could not hit him in the 2024 World Series, it is easy to see the Yankees will score a few runs in the third game.
In YamaMoto’s rookie campaign, he dominated the Yankees. In his one regular-season start against them, he allowed just two hits in seven scoreless innings. In his start against the Yankees in the 2024 World Series, he allowed only one run on one hit in 6.1 innings pitched. The Yankees will see Yamamoto in the third game of this series, and they will want to get to him in this matchup.
Ryan Yarbrough Or Carlos Rodon?
In game three, Aaron Boone, the Yankees manager, has a decision to make. The Yankees have yet to announce their starter for this game. Yarbrough pitched on Monday while Rodon pitched on Tuesday, which means either starter could start on Sunday. Rodon could pitch on regular rest. So, who will start out pitching for the Yankees?
Both pitchers have been excellent of late. Yarbrough has allowed just five runs in his last four starts, all since moving into the starting rotation from the bullpen. Rodon has been dominant. He has allowed five runs over his last four starts and has struck out thirty-three batters over that span. Both pitchers give the Yankees a good chance, but the pitching advantage goes to the Dodgers.
Chavez Ravine Remains a House Of Horrors For the Yankees
The two home runs that Shohei Ohtani hit in the first game of this 2025 series were just the latest horror show for the Yankees. It did not help that the Yankees’ best starting pitcher, Max Fried, fell apart in the sixth inning. The location without doubt brought up bad memories from last season. The Yankees dropped a regular season series there last year. They were dominated by Yamamoto, and Aaron Judge broke his toe crashing through a wall.
The fifth inning of game five was an error-filled nightmare for the Yankees. Not only did star Yankee pitcher Gerrit Cole fail to cover first base on a ground ball to the first baseman, failing to execute the pitcher fielding drill he practiced thousands of times, but Judge dropped a pop-up and did not hit. He was just 4-for-18, Game 5 saw him smash a home run that was going to cap off a great win. Unfortunately, his error in center field sparked the Dodgers’ comeback and helped cause the Yankees’ elimination.
Conclusion
In game three of the Yankees 2025 series in Los Angeles, there is a decision to make. Boone needs to select either Yarborough or Rodon as the starting pitcher for this game. Either way, the Yankees will have a good starting pitcher going, but the pitching matchup favors the Dodgers. Yoshinobu Yamamoto has dominated the Yankees since he came to the United States for Spring Training before the 2024 season.
