The New York Yankees avoided a sweep in the World Series thanks to their lower-ranked hitters. A grand slam by Anthony Volpe in the third inning turned an early deficit against the Los Angeles Dodgers, leading the Yankees to an 11-4 victory that forced a fifth game.
Freddie Freeman hit a home run for the sixth consecutive game in the World Series with a two-run shot in the first inning. This victory prevented the Yankees from suffering their first sweep in a World Series since 1976. The fifth game, which will be the last at Yankee Stadium, is scheduled for this Wednesday night with Gerrit Cole starting for the Yankees and Jack Flaherty for the Dodgers, renewing the matchup from the first duel.
After the Dodgers closed the gap by scoring two runs in the fifth inning, Austin Wells launched a home run in the sixth, and Gleyber Torres added another three-run homer in the eighth. Seven of New York's runs were driven in by hitters from the lower part of their lineup: Volpe, Wells, and Verdugo.
The Yankees' relievers did an excellent job by putting up five scoreless innings, allowing only one hit and accumulating seven strikeouts. In an effort to overturn the 3-0 deficit and make history in the World Series, New York went ahead 5-2 with a sacrifice groundout by Alex Verdugo in the second inning and Volpe's grand slam in the third.
