LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ryan Yarbrough has won a dazzling World Series ring since his time with the Los Angeles Dodgers last season. Then he went out and defeated them.

The New York Yankees started to shoot a round in six innings, defeating the season-high five goals on Sunday night with a 7-3 victory and defeating the Dodgers’ top four batsmen in a 7-3 victory.

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"I feel like I'm in a really good place right now and I'm really trying to keep doing that," Yarbrough said. "I'm so happy."

The 33-year-old left-hander made 44 appearances last season between the Dodgers and the Blue Jays. The Dodgers appointed him to serve on July 29 and trade him to Toronto the next day.

So even if he didn't compete in the World Series win that beat the Yankees last fall, Yarbrough won the ring. He accepted on Friday's Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes behind home plate during batting practice.

"Trying to keep a little cautious, especially where we are, but being able to get it is a little cool," Yarbrough said.

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He signed a $2 million one-year contract with New York in March, 3-0 this season with a 2.83 ERA.

Yarbrough started his first career against the Dodgers, recording 17 swings and missing out, including his sweeper seven times.

The top four batsmen in the Los Angeles roster have made at least one hit in every game this season. That said, until Shohei Ohtani, Teoscar Hernández, Freddie Freeman and Will Smith ranked 14th in the series against Yarbrough and Yankees.

New York manager Aaron Boone called Yarbrough a “rewind”, noting that his 6-foot-5 frame creates a “fashionable” angle for batsmen.

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"He has a lot of ways to get you out. Just when you think he's slowing you down, slowing you down, he can speed you up," Boone said. "It feels like it's hard to have a bead for him."

Ohtani, of course. He hit with five pitches, ranging from 70-86 mph in the first inning, and Yarbrough retired in sequence. Later, he dropped 13 of 15 batsmen before quitting.

"He won't light up the radar gun, but all his courts feel like you're on yours," said teammate DJ Lemahieu. "His fastball looks like they're on you, and he looks slower. He has great stuff and he knows what he's doing."

Yarbrough admits that his familiarity with his former teammates also helped.

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“It’s just a matter of execution, keeping them balanced, not putting them in a count that can really look for certain courts,” he said.

It was also a big night for Lemahieu, who had his first four-hit match since 2021. He drove twice and raised his batting average to .239.

The second baseman had three singles and doubles one night, when Justice Aaron was the only Yankee player to not get hit.

"I feel good. I'm happy to get some results," Lemahieu said.

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