The Yankees staged a keen competition in a tension-filled Game 5 of the World Series, and it was with themselves. It was once again the Yankees overwhelming talent vs. their underwhelming carele sne s. It was their skillfulne s vs. their sloppine s. Aaron Judge drops a fly ball during the fifth inning which helped lead to a five-run inning for the Dodgers in the Yankees 7-6 season-ending lo s in Game 5 of the World Series. James Lang-Imagn Images Turns out their talent couldnt quite carry the day, which Allen Iverson Jersey ended in devastating defeat and painful elimination as the Dodgers, very skilled yet significantly more solid, were crowned World Series champions. The Yankees hoped to book a flight to Hollywood, to continue to try to write the greatest World Series script ever but instead penned a final heartbreaking chapter in before a sold-out Yankee Stadium in the matchup of marquee franchises. More From Jon Heyman The Yankees were hoping to join the 2004 Red Sox as the only team to win a postseason series of any sort after falling behind 3-0 in games, which, youll recall was done against the Yankees in the ALCS. But instead, a very nice season, which resulted in their first Fall Cla sic appearance in 15 years, ended in heartbreak. The Yankees couldnt quite outplay their mistakes, blowing leads of 5-0 and 6-5. Their biggest-money stars shined in the finale before abject overall negligence did them in. At this elite level, playoffs especially, its really the battle of the least mistakes, and that showed, Giancarlo Stanton said. The more outs you give away thats very costly. Gerrit Cole reacts dejectedly after giving up a two-run double to Teoscar Hernandez in the fifth inning of the Yankees season-ending lo s. Jason Szenes / New York Post Certain regular-season MVP Aaron Judge hit his first World Series home run, doubled and walked twice as the Yanks looked like they were going to be all right he was going to emerge in October. The new Mr. October, Giancarlo Stanton, homered yet again and Juan Soto reached base four times. And, oh yes, ace Gerrit Cole pitched into the seventh without allowing an earned run although there were five unearned runs from an unforgettable nightmare of a fifth inning. Thats when the Dodgers tied the score with the aid of errors by Judge and Anthony Volpe and a failure to record an out on a routine bases-loaded, two-out grounder by Mookie Betts to first base (Cole and first baseman Anthony Rizzo both a sumed the other would be getting there) on a play that could have kept the inning scorele s. Follow The Posts coverage of the Yankees in the postseason: In the end, absentmindedne s trumped ability. It was a sorry way for the uber-talented club to go out. Carmelo Anthony Jersey