Anthony Volpe hit a grand slam this Tuesday and Venezuelan Gleyber Torres accompanied him with a three-run home run as the New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4, avoided the sweep and stayed alive. in the World Series.
Now the Yankees (1-3) will try to extend this duel against the Dodgers (3-1) and this Wednesday they will send their ace Gerrit Cole to the Yankee Stadium mound, to start the fifth game of this Fall Classic, against Jack Flaherty , who pitched for the Los Angeles team.
The Yankees offense, which had only scored seven runs in the first three games of the World Series, showed its best version this Tuesday, scoring nine hits, including three home runs and three doubles, to reach its 11 runs.
As if it were a script from a Hollywood movie, the Yankees started behind on the scoreboard, when Freddie Freeman stood at the plate and detonated his bat before a pitch from the Dominican rookie Luis Gil, sending the ball over the wall of right field don Mookie Betts on the bases, to hit a two-run home run in the first inning for the second consecutive day, putting the Dodgers in the lead (0-2).
With his home run complete, Freeman homered in all four games of this Fall Classic and reached six consecutive World Series games by sending the ball out of the park, along with the last two games of the 2021 edition, when he crowned with the Atlanta Braves.
New York response
The New Yorkers responded in the second inning, getting closer on the scoreboard, with a run driven in by Mexican Alex Verdugo, who hit a ground ball to first base, with which Anthony Volpe advanced to the register from third base.
The Yankees continued to attack in the third inning, when with two outs and three runners on the bases, Volpe destroyed a slider that was hanging on the inside of the plate by reliever Daniel Hudson, to deposit the ball in the left field stands of the Yankee Stadium, to put four scores on the scoreboard, to give the New York team the lead (5-2).
Will Smith was in charge of starting the fifth inning with a home run to the right field side off Gil and Freeman failed with a hit to force out the second baseman, which Betts took advantage of to reach the buzzer, putting the Dodgers at a disadvantage of just one run (5-4).
The Yankees put ground in the middle again in the sixth inning, when the catcher of Dominican origin, Austin Wells, sent the ball beyond the limits of the field, without runners on the bases, in front of the pitches of Landon Knack.
Those from New York were in charge of sealing their victory by scoring five times in the eighth, in which Verdugo drove in Volpe with a ground ball to the second baseman, in a selection play at the plate.
Torres’ moment
Torres followed Verdugo and with a powerful swing against Brent Honeywell, he dragged him to the plate, along with Wells, to add three more runs for the Yankees, who also had Judge’s single, to drive the Dominican Juan Soto.
Faced with a game in which the only option was to win, manager Aaron Boone gave the ball to start the Dominican Gil, who pitched for four innings, in which he allowed four hits and four runs, leaving the team in front by the minimum. upon leaving the mound.
Clay Holmes (1-0) struck out two batters in 1.1 scoreless innings for the win.
Dave Roberts appealed a relief game and Hudson (0-1) was the loser, taking the loss after allowing four runs in one inning on the mound.
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L over the left field wall for a grand slam home run, turning the game around for the Yankees and giving them a 5-2 lead.
The momentum continued to swing in favor of New York as they added to their lead in the fourth inning with a solo home run from Giancarlo Stanton, further solidifying their dominance in the game. The Yankees’ offense was relentless, continuing to put pressure on the Dodgers’ pitching staff, accumulating multiple hits in innings four and five, leading to a total of 11 runs scored by the end of the game.
The Dodgers attempted to respond with a home run from Cody Bellinger in the sixth inning, narrowing the gap to 11-4, but it proved too little, too late. The Yankees’ pitching staff, led by Gerrit Cole, managed to keep the Dodgers at bay for the remainder of the game, showcasing effective pitching and defense.
As the teams head into Game 5 at Yankee Stadium, the stakes have never been higher. The Yankees hope to build on their offensive explosion and leverage their home-field advantage, while the Dodgers will look to bounce back and seal the series. With both teams showcasing their strengths in this thrilling postseason matchup, fans can expect another exciting game in this classic rivalry.
