The Los Angeles Dodgers survive a late comeback attempt by the New York Yankees to take a 2-0 lead in the World Series. CNN

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees by a score of 4-2 to take Game 2 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night.

Despite the Dodgers controlling most of the game, New York threatened to mount a comeback late in the ninth inning but would find the bases loaded.

Still reeling from Friday's historic Game 1 win, the Dodgers' offense brought the same juice early Saturday.

Tommy Edman, the National League Championship Series (NLCS) MVP, blasted a solo home run in the second inning to give Los Angeles a 1–0 lead.

The Yankees responded in the next half inning with a Juan Soto solo home run to tie up the game.

The game was not tied for long.

Things fell apart for the Yankees after Teoscar Hernandez's two-run home run blast and Game 1 hero Freddie Freeman homered off starting pitcher Carlos Rodon in the bottom of the third inning for a 4-1 game and electrifying Dodgers fans.

Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto was nothing short of dominant, striking out four batters while giving up just one hit in 6.1 innings. He is a permanent habit departure from the Dodgers faithful.

The LA bullpen silenced the Yankees offense until the top of the ninth inning.

Soto, who had the team's only hit up until his at-bat, advanced to second base on a single and later a wild pitch.

Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen struck out Yankees slugger Aaron Judge but in the next at-bat, Giancarlo Stanton drove in New York's second run to cut the lead.

The Yankees' offense didn't stop there.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. singled to right field and Anthony Rizzo was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

In what the Fox announcers called his potential “Derek Jeter moment,” Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe struck out for the second out. The Dodgers pulled Treinen and Alex Vecia came in to try to close out the game.

Vecia got pinch hitter Jose Trevino to fly out to center field to limit the damage and secure the Game 2 victory.

With a 2-0 series lead, the Dodgers are now two wins away from claiming their eighth World Series crown in franchise history.

After the game, Edman said his play in the postseason was “everything I could have imagined.”

“As a baseball player you work for it,” Edman told reporters. “You grind your whole life, take thousands, if not thousands, of batting practice swings, just keep working, working, working.”

“The swing will never be perfect, but try to get as close as possible. And it's been really special to kind of come through this phase. It's definitely been a dream of mine for a while.”

Despite the win, a potential dark cloud remains over the Dodgers for the rest of the series.

Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani left the game after injuring himself attempting a stolen base in the seventh inning. He stayed on the ground in pain and eventually walked off the field holding the trainers' left arm.

The Fall Classic moves to Bronx, New York for Game 3 on Monday at Yankee Stadium at 8:08 pm ET.

This story has been updated with additional information.