The New York Yankees season isn’t over yet. Thanks to the power hitting of Anthony Volpe, Austin Wells, and Gleyber Torres, The Yanks were able to fend off the series sweep Tuesday night with a 11-4 win over the Dodgers.
Freddie Freeman once again homered to get the Dodgers started in the first inning, claiming the record for most consecutive World Series games with a home run, at six. Insanity.
The Bombers would respond to the 2-0 deficit when Alex Verdugo drove in a run off of a fielder’s choice, But the true momentum shift would come in the next inning when Anthony Volpe would unload the bases to give the Yankees their first lead since game 1.
The Dodgers were able to manufacture two more runs in the fifth inning while The Yanks stranded two runners in their half. Catcher Austin Wells was able to keep the dugout’s energy up with a solo home-run (and a pretty cool bat flip) in the sixth.
The Yankees took that energy and turned it into a five-run inning in the eighth. Volpe scored once again thanks to a Verdugo RBI, and Gleyber Torres blasted his first home run of October to push the lead to 10-4. Finally, New York’s Captain Aaron Judge would earn his first RBI of the Fall Classic, bringing in the fifth run of the inning and extending the lead 11-4.
Prior to this game, The Dodgers had built a 3-0 series lead over the Yankees and historically, that means the end is near. There has only ever been one team to come back from a 3-0 deficit; the 2004 Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees in that year’s Championship Series. The Yankees look to find the same kind of magic Boston found in 2004, and do so in the World Series. While the odds aren’t in their favor (understatement of the decade), they are off to a good start with a huge boost to momentum and energy in the clubhouse and among the fanbase.
New York continues to hunt miracles tonight with game five in the Bronx and first pitch set for 6:08.
The Dodgers look to finish the job and get one more.
Gerrit Cole and Jack Flaherty will be back on the mound for both teams tonight, both starters pitched well in game one; so expect a tight, back-and-forth affair
Written by Raven Ullah, WUFO Intern
