Away from the celebration, Dodgers pitcher Walker Buechler stood with his arms raised high. A starter pitching in relief, the right-hander killed the Yankees’ season by pitching a 1-2-3 ninth with two strikeouts to seal a one-run victory.

If they possessed any modicum of momentum stemming from a wild walkoff win Wednesday at Fenway Park, it disappeared shortly after first pitch at Yankee Stadium, with Walker Buehler getting lit up for five runs before recording a third out.

Anthony Volpe homered in a five-run first inning, then came out after he was hit by a pitch on the left elbow as the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 9-6 in the AL rivals’ first meeting this year.