Yankees stave off World Series sweep, force Game 5 vs Dodgers

You can’t complete nan comeback from down 3-0 if you don’t triumph your first game.

Well, nan New York Yankees person lived to conflict different day, taking Game 4 of nan World Series pinch an 11-4 triumph complete nan Los Angeles Dodgers.

Freddie Freeman, of course, sewage it each started pinch a two-run homer successful nan first, but nan Yanks trim nan shortage successful half aft Alex Verdugo drove successful a tally connected a fielder’s choice. But successful nan adjacent inning, Anthony Volpe delivered a large rustle pinch a expansive slam that gave nan Yankees a 5-2 lead, their first since Game 1.

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New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe (11) reacts aft hitting a expansive slam against nan Los Angeles Dodgers successful nan 3rd inning during crippled 4 of nan 2024 MLB World Series astatine Yankee Stadium. (Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images)

Los Angeles tacked connected 2 much successful nan 5th acknowledgment to immoderate mini ball, and nan Yankees squandered a aureate opportunity aft getting their first 2 guys connected base, but not scoring, successful nan bottommost of nan frame. Austin Wells made up for it though, belting a agelong solo homer successful nan sixth.

The Dodgers sewage nan tying tally astatine nan sheet successful nan seventh, but Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, and Freeman were each retired, and successful nan eighth, nan Yanks sewage plentifulness of insurance. 

Volpe scored connected a play astatine nan sheet disconnected nan bat of Verdugo, and past Gleyber Torres belted a three-run homer, his first of October, to make it a 10-4 game. Even Aaron Judge delivered an RBI azygous for his first tally driven successful of nan World Series to headdress disconnected a five-run eighth inning. The Yankees had scored conscionable 7 runs successful nan first 3 games combined.

Luis Gil lasted 4 innings, but 5 Yankee relievers mixed for 5 scoreless innings, allowing conscionable 1 hit, 1 walk, and 7 strikeouts.

New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe (11) hits a expansive slam against nan Los Angeles Dodgers successful nan 3rd inning during crippled 4 of nan 2024 MLB World Series astatine Yankee Stadium. (Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images)

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Of course, nan Yankees are trying to go nan 2nd squad successful MLB history to complete nan comeback from trailing 3-0, only accomplished by nan 2004 Boston Red Sox against nan Yankees successful that year's ALCS - possibly Volpe, a New Jersey autochthonal who was astatine nan 2009 Yankees World Series parade, whitethorn beryllium this year's type of Dave Roberts, who manages nan Dodgers and kick-started that comeback 20 years ago.

Game 5 is backmost successful nan Bronx, and nan Yankees person immoderate momentum – they’ll person reigning Cy Young Award victor Gerrit Cole connected nan mound, while nan Dodgers will return service pinch Jack Flaherty.

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman (5) hits a RBI fielders prime during nan 5th inning against nan New York Yankees successful crippled 4 of nan 2024 MLB World Series astatine Yankee Stadium. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

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With a win, it would beryllium nan first clip a Fall Classic would beryllium pushed to a Game 6 aft a squad took a 3-0 lead – that title would beryllium Friday nighttime backmost successful Los Angeles.

Safe to say, nan unit is on.

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