The Dodgers are World Series champions for an eighth time after roaring back from five runs down to win 7-6 over the New York Yankees in a tightly wound Game 5 clincher on Wednesday night in the Bronx.

The Yankees appeared bound to send a series they’d once trailed 3-0 back to Los Angeles when Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr pounced on Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty with back-to-back homers in the first inning, staking a 3-0 lead before a delirious sellout crowd of 49,263. Alex Verdugo’s RBI single in the second and Giancarlo Stanton’s solo shot in the third extended the lead to 5-0.

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