Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees: Final Score & Recap

The New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 at Yankee Stadium on July 19, 2026, in a game that remained scoreless through seven innings before an exchange of home runs in the eighth decided the outcome. The DiamondIQ model opened with the Yankees holding a 46 percent pre-game win probability, a figure that climbed to 100 percent by the final out.

The decisive sequence unfolded entirely in the eighth inning. Tommy Edman broke the scoreless tie with a home run off Fernando Cruz, a swing that shifted win probability by 18.6 percentage points in Los Angeles's favor and briefly put the Dodgers in front. The Yankees answered immediately in the bottom half, as Jazz Chisholm Jr. connected off Evan Phillips for a go-ahead home run that swung win probability 21.4 points back toward New York, the single largest play of the game. The Dodgers mounted a final threat in the ninth against David Bednar, highlighted by a Freddie Freeman walk that moved the needle 10.6 points, but Mookie Betts followed with a strikeout that cost the Dodgers 10.1 points of win probability, and New York closed it out from there.

Chisholm led all batters with a WPA of plus-14.5, though his RE24 of minus-0.3 reflected the solo nature of his contribution. Edman finished at plus-11.8 WPA with a plus-0.8 RE24, and Freeman's late walk earned him plus-8.8 WPA on the night. On the mound, Bednar paced all pitchers with a plus-32.9 WPA, followed by Brock Stewart at plus-22.7 and Brent Headrick at plus-15.8, a trio that collectively held Los Angeles to one run on four hits.