LOS ANGELES — Yankees left-hander Max Fried showed a different side on the Dodger Stadium mound Friday night, then another standing at his locker talking about his first loss. Two batters into an 8-5 Dodgers win, Aaron Judge hit a first-inning homer for a 1-0 Yankees lead in the opener of this World Series rematch weekend.

Los Angeles is 34-22, two games ahead of the San Diego Padres and three games free of the San Francisco Giants with the Arizona Diamondbacks lurking at seven games behind. The Yankees on the other hand are 6.5 games clear of the second-place Tampa Bay Rays, 7.5 up on the Toronto Blue Jays and 9.5 ahead of the Boston Red Sox.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have teamed up with another major apparel brand, Born X Raised, to create the LA Bleeds Blue collection, which will be a massive hit.

There are bobbleheads, T-shirts, tattoos -- and even one fan, according to Freeman, who said he hadn't touched a drink since.

On a balmy evening at the end of May, there were whispers of last October in the air at Dodger Stadium. The Yankees were back at Chavez Ravine, this time with unfinished business. But the Dodgers had

One of MLB's top prospects just a few years ago, Miguel Vargas was dealt to the worst team in history last summer.

The reliever had missed the last three weeks with forearm discomfort and had not progressed in his recovery despite initial optimism. … Mookie Betts day-to-day after stubbing toe at home.

New York Yankees (35-21, first in the AL East) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (35-22, first in the NL West) Los Angeles; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Will Warren (3-2, 4.09 ERA, 1.26 WHIP,