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NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Gerrit Cole had just walked Mookie Betts leading off the seventh inning with the Yankees leading by one run when Aaron Boone walked slowly to the mound.<\/p>\n

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After an eight-second conversation, the New York manager left in his ace.<\/p>\n

Seven pitches later, Max Muncy drove a hanging slider into the right-field second deck, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 victory Friday night in their first game back in the Bronx since winning the first of consecutive World Series titles in 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn me,\u201d Boone said three times after the game along with three variations of \u201cI probably should grab him there.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his 10th major league start since returning in May from Tommy John surgery, Cole took a three-hit shutout with eight strikeouts into the seventh.<\/p>\n

New York led on an unearned run against Roki Sasaki in the fourth. Jasson Dom\u00ednguez doubled, took third when center fielder Andy Pages dropped the ball while picking it up by the warning track and scored on Dalton Rushing\u2019s passed ball. <\/p>\n

Cole fell behind Betts 3-0, got a pair of called strikes and missed outside with a fastball. With a pair of left-handed hitters coming up in Muncy and Kyle Tucker, Boone had lefty Brent Headrick warmed up in the bullpen.<\/p>\n

When Boone started to the mound, Cole thought he had a chance to remain in the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI figured he was going to give me a conversation,\u201d the 35-year-old right-hander said. \u201cHe asked me to get Muncy and I said, `Of course.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

While some teams rely on pitch counts and formulas, at this stage of Cole\u2019s season Boone went with his own evaluation.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re reading body language. You\u2019re reading conversation,\u201d Boone explained. \u201cI have a thought in my head going out there, so I\u2019m making the decision as I\u2019m walking out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cole got ahead 0-2 in the count against Muncy, who then fouled off a changeup. A slider at the top, outside corner was called a ball.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was like, dude, it\u2019s so close,\u201d Cole said. \u201cI mean, I feel like under an inch it\u2019s like flip it. You\u2019ve just got to kind of I guess go with your gut, but at the same time my mindset is I can always make another pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Max Muncy hits 2-run homer off Gerrit Cole in 7th to lift Dodgers over Yankees 2-1 in series opener<\/a><\/p>\n

Muncy fouled off a slider, took an outside fastball and drove Cole\u2019s 103rd and final pitch 416 feet into the right-field second deck. Cole turned his neck briefly, didn\u2019t bother to watch the ball land and slapped his bare hand into his glove.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t really give the pitch a chance,\u201d Cole said. \u201cHe pulled out a great swing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Muncy left Yankee Stadium without speaking with reporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a tough decision for Boonie,\u201d Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. \u201cMax spoiled some good pitches and then got a pitch in his wheelhouse and put a good swing on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Los Angeles last played in the Bronx in Game 5 of the 2024 Series when Cole had a 5-0 lead. Errors by the 2023 AL Cy Young Award winner and Aaron Judge in center led to five unearned runs in the fifth. Los Angeles went on to win 7-6 and take the title.<\/p>\n

Great defensive play by Pages and Betts<\/h3>\n

On a night with smoke in the air from Canadian wildfires, Los Angeles began the second half by improving to a big league-best 62-36. New York (54-43) dropped to 18-20 without Judge, still sidelined by a fractured rib.<\/p>\n

New York\u2019s Trent Grisham was thrown out trying to score from first on Ben Rice\u2019s eighth-inning double off the right-center field wall. <\/p>\n

Pages picked up the ball on a bounce, wheeled and made a throw to Betts that tailed. With his back to the plate, the shortstop moved to his left to catch it and threw across his body.<\/p>\n

Rushing caught the relay about 5 feet up the first-base line, swiped his mitt across the plate and tagged the left leg of a sliding Grisham.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe gave one away I thought early with the defense and to make a play like that defensively was big,\u201d Roberts said.<\/p>\n

Boone didn\u2019t fault third base coach Luis Rojas for the send. Grisham, who returned July 3 from a strained right hamstring, didn\u2019t run hard off the bat and then sped up.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m conscious of my hammy. I\u2019m coming back from it,\u201d Grisham said.<\/p>\n

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AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/MLB<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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