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The New York Yankees aren’t waving the white flag simply but.
The Bronx Bombers prolonged the 2024 World Sequence with an 11-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Sport 4 on Tuesday evening.
Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman shortly quieted the Yankee Stadium crowd with a two-run homer within the first.
The house workforce bought a run again within the second earlier than shortstop Anthony Volpe hit a grand slam within the third.
After the Dodgers trimmed their deficit to 1 run, Yankees catcher Austin Wells gave his workforce some respiration room with a solo shot.
The American League champions tacked on extra insurance coverage runs within the eighth, three of which got here off the bat of second baseman Gleyber Torres.
Volpe is an instance of the effective margins between being the hero or the goat within the postseason.
Within the backside of the second, it regarded like he would possibly’ve price New York a run along with his sloppy baserunning. What may’ve been an RBI triple by Wells was as a substitute a double that put runners on second and third. Whereas Volpe scored on a fielder’s alternative, the Yankees solely bought one run after they would possibly’ve been in a position to tie the sport.
All was forgiven when Volpe went yard.
Russell Wilson @DangeRussWilson
VOLPE!!! @Yankees
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He hit a grand slam in a do or die game of the World Series. He was a brave Italian shortstop. And in this house, Anthony Volpe is a hero. End of story. pic.twitter.com/RLLSEX6Ohg
New York needed some unsung heroes to step up considering Juan Soto, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton combined to have two hits, both of which came when the outcome was pretty much decided.
The supporting cast more than delivered to compensate.
Because Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made this a bullpen game from the outset, there was always the chance it would get away from Los Angeles in a big way. New York’s offensive outburst could prove to be an anomaly.
Ask the San Diego Padres how much a blowout victory in opposition to the Dodgers can imply towards the sequence as an entire.
Jack Flaherty is scheduled to oppose Gerrit Cole on Wednesday evening. The L.A. right-hander has allowed 14 earned runs in 20.2 innings in these playoffs. If the Yankees can soar on Flaherty early, their seemingly inconceivable comeback bid will get a bit of bit nearer to a actuality.