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Yankees beat Dodgers 11-4 in Game 4 after offensive outburst
This live blog about the World Series Game 4 has ended.
What to Know
- Freddie Freeman hit a home run once again to open a 2-0 Dodgers lead after the top of the first inning.
- Anthony Volpe woke up the Yankees with a grand slam in the bottom of the third to make it 5-2, but the Dodgers cut into the lead to make it 5-4 after the top of the fifth.
- Gleyber Torres responded, drilling a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to extend New York’s lead to 10-4 before Aaron Judge recorded his first RBI.
- No team has ever come back from a 3-0 series deficit in the World Series, but the Yankees are still alive.
- Luis Gil started Game 4 for the Yankees, while the Dodgers went with a bullpen game.
The Los Angeles Dodgers failed to break out the brooms in the Bronx on Tuesday.
The team held a commanding 3-0 series lead in their World Series showdown against the New York Yankees after a 4-2 win in Monday’s Game 3. However, New York avoided a sweep with a strong 11-4 win.
An Anthony Volpe grand slam was the momentum swinger the Yankees sorely needed after Freddie Freeman opened the top of the first with yet another home run.
Gleyber Torres later hit a three-run homer to keep the offensive groove flowing, with Aaron Judge also later recording his first RBI of the series.
Los Angeles still leads the series 3-1 with Game 5 on Wednesday. Here’s a look back at how Game 4 played out, along with some postgame comments from both clubs: