Aaron Judge snaps World Series slump with homer, then makes costly error that sparks Dodgers rally

AP Baseball Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Game 5 of the World Series has been quite a roller coaster for Aaron Judge. The star slugger busted out of a postseason slump with his first Series home run, connecting for a two-run shot in the first inning that put the New York Yankees ahead against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He also made a spectacular catch while banging into the fence — and then dropped an easy fly for an error that helped the Dodgers rally for five runs to tie the score at 5 in the fifth. Judge was batting just .152 in October and .133 during his first Fall Classic before sending a 403-foot shot to right-center on the first pitch he saw from starter Jack Flaherty.