Trent Grisham gets thrown out at plate as familiar Yankees-Dodgers story unfolds again

Yet again in a game between these two teams, the Dodgers were perfect when they needed to be, and yet again the Yankees were not. The difference in Friday’s series opener — the first time the pair matched up in The Bronx since a 2024 World Series that Aaron Boone’s group will forever regret — may have been a standout defensive play by the Dodgers and a base-running play by the Yankees that was not good enough.  Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.In a game the Dodgers were leading 2-1 — which would be the final score — Ben Rice clubbed a double off the wall in right-center in the eighth inning.

With one out, Trent Grisham did not fully take off from first base until it was clear the ball was landing. It looked as if he slowed up a touch going from second to third, which Grisham denied.If he was surprised third base coach Luis Rojas waved him home — an aggressive send, if understandable considering the Yankees’ offensive struggles — he denied it. What he did acknowledge was being “conscious” of his hamstring, which he strained in June and caused him to miss three weeks into July. Regardless, Grisham said he “picked up” Rojas great, rounded third base and was beaten to the plate because the defense behind him was excellent.Andy Pages, who boasts among the best outfield arms in the game, threw hard but inaccurately, forcing Mookie Betts to sprint from shallow center field toward where he began the play at shortstop.

Betts caught the ball on the run and quickly relayed home while running toward third base.Catcher Dalton Rushing backhanded up the first-base line and quickly moved his arm across his body and threw his glove down, hitting Grisham’s cleat as Grisham tried to sneak his foot across. “It was bang-bang,” said Grisham, but yet again, the Dodgers were just a little bit better. If Rojas held up Grisham, the Yankees woul...