⁍ Los Angeles Dodgers take 2-1 lead in World Series with 6-2 win over Tampa Bay Rays.

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⁍ favored Dodgers scored early and often to bounce back from their Game 2 loss.

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⁍ Walker Buehler was sharp from the outset and took a no-hitter into the fifth inning.

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– The Los Angeles Dodgers bounced back from their Game 2 loss with a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday to take a 2-1 lead in the World Series. The favored Dodgers wasted no time getting on the board when third baseman Justin Turner rifled a solo home run over the left field fence in the first inning. The Dodgers, playing as the ‘away’ team for the first time in a series being held at Globe Life Field in Texas due to the COVID-19 pandemic, scored two more runs when Max Muncy singled in the third to push the lead to 3-0. The Dodgers plated another run in the fourth on a sacrifice safety squeeze by Austin Barnes before Mookie Betts brought Joc Pederson home on a single to center for 5-0. Buehler was sharp from the outset and took a no-hitter into the fifth inning before giving up a double to Manuel Margot, who scored on a double by Willy Adames for 5-1. But the Dodgers got the run back in the sixth on a solo shot by catcher Barnes, who also anchored an outstanding defensive effort by the team. Buehler, who would be the likely Game 7 starter if the best-of-seven series goes the distance, said he is battle-tested and ready to help his team win its first title in 32 years. “I feel like I’ve failed in these moments, but I’ve taken the failures and I’ve tried to learn from them,” he said.