The New York Yankees have their backs against the wall on Tuesday in New York, as the Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to complete a World Series sweep — the first since 2012 — and capture a second title under manager Dave Roberts. It has been a dismal series for the Yankees’ biggest bat, with Aaron Judge batting just .083 over the first three games of this series, going 1-for-12 with seven strikeouts. He isn’t the only Yankee struggling; the Bronx Bombers are batting just .186 as a team in the series, though both Giancarlo Stanton and Juan Soto are swinging the bat well.
If you’re a Dodgers fan, Game 4 of the Freddie Freeman Show could be a crowning Los Angeles achievement for the former Atlanta star, who is just the third player to hit home runs in the first three games of a World Series, joining Hank Bauer (1958 Yankees) and Barry Bonds (2002 Giants) — and he added another one in the first inning of Game 4, making him the first player ever to homer in the first four games of a World Series. Freeman has actually homered in his past six World Series games, dating to his 2021 World Series win with the Braves.
Luis Gil (1-0, 4.50 ERA, 4.0 IP, 3 K, 3 BB in 2024 postseason) is on the mound for the Yankees with the season on the line, while the Dodgers are giving the ball to Ben Casparius (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 4.1 IP, 4 K, 2 BB).
How to watch Dodgers vs. Yankees, World Series Game 4 (LAD leads 3-0)
Time: 8:08 p.m. ET
Location: Yankee Stadium | New York
TV Channel: Fox
Streaming: Fox Sports App, Fubo
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Landon Knack comes in for the Dodgers. He will probably be tasked with eating some innings unless the Dodgers’ offense does something big soon.
October moment for Volpe
For 11.5 innings, the great October cathedral that is Yankee Stadium was a library, rendered silent by some of the most uninspired baseball you’ll ever see. But with one swing, Anthony Volpe defibrillated the crowd into a deafening roar.
It might not matter in the end — the Dodgers are still in command of the series and might still win this game — but the Yankees faithful got a moment for the highlight reel. That it came from Volpe, a local kid who grew up a Yanks fan, was even better.
One batter later, the inning is over. The Yankees are five innings away from forcing a Game 5.
The call is overturned. The Dodgers have one on with two outs in the top of the fourth.
And then Kiké Hernández hits into a double play to end the inning. The Dodgers are challenging the out call at first base, and it looks like they have a case.
Max Muncy draws the Dodgers’ first walk against Luis Gil. Much was made about Gil, the league leader in walks during the regular season, facing the top plate-discipline team in the league, but he didn’t issue his first free pass until the fourth inning.
Yankees fans had no issue with this one.
Shot of life in the Bronx
Yankee Stadium was absolutely dead. And the team was on the brink of elimination.
Anthony Volpe finally woke up the people of the Bronx with a huge grand slam. The Yankees and their fan base needed that badly.
Not the best start for the Dodgers’ bullpen game.
Of the 17 Yankees batters so far, 8 have reached base: 4 by walk, 3 by hit, 1 by hit batsman.
After Volpe’s baserunning error in the second, he finds redemption in the third. And more importantly, the Yankees’ offense is finally breaking through the Dodgers’ bullpen.
The Dodgers bet big on Hudson being able to get it done there after he looked shaky for multiple batters. It blew up in their faces, but they also have an offense that can clearly score three runs in six innings.
Yankees 5, Dodgers 2
GRAND SLAM BY ANTHONY VOLPE. The Yankees’ shortstop, who was moved down in the batting order today, comes through with a grand slam, his first homer since Sept. 21., to give the Yankees their first multi-run lead of the series.
Yankee Stadium needed that.
Rizzo hits an infield fly, and that’s two outs. It will come down to Hudson against Anthony Volpe.
Stanton walks, and now Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior is out to talk to Daniel Hudson. He will stay in to face Anthony Rizzo with the bases loaded and one out.
Landon Knack, a potential innings-eater for the Dodgers this game, is warming up.
Hudson throws another up-and-in pitch against Giancarlo Stanton and hits him on the hand, but Stanton swung. Instead of a HBP, it’s a foul ball.
Another baserunning blunder for Yankees
With Anthony Volpe on second, Austin Wells smashed a fastball deep to center field that clanged off the fence, seemingly setting up an easy run scored for Volpe. But Volpe barely went halfway to third base while the ball was in the air and then misread it when it crashed off the wall beyond the outstretched glove of Enrique Hernandez, leaving him stuck between second and third — and not giving himself nearly enough time to score.
Volpe ended up at third base and scored shortly thereafter on an Alex Verdugo groundout, but it was still an inexcusable baserunning blunder that exemplifies New York’s trouble on the basepaths all season long. The Yankees’ inability to do the little things well has hurt them time and time again in this series.
An update on Mookie Betts’ friends in the right-field stands.
Jazz Chisholm hits another near-homer to right field, but a perfect play by Mookie Betts prevents Judge from scoring and Chisholm from taking second base. Still, runners on the corners with one out for the Yankees.
Daniel Hudson throws up and in and gets Aaron Judge’s hand on a check swing. It’s a free base for the Yankees, but probably more pain than you’d want for an already struggling hitter.
Daniel Hudson will come in for Ben Casparius with the 2-3-4 of the Yankees’ order due up. The Dodgers are likely throwing everything they can at the Yankees tonight as long as they have the lead.
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