How will this year’s World Series play out? Using the Dynasty League Baseball online simulation, USA TODAY Sports’ Steve Gardner and DLB designer Mike Cieslinski will pre-play each game to provide some insight into the key matchups and strategy fans can expect to see in the Fall Classic.
After three games laden with power hitting and plenty of scoring, the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers went retro in Game 4 of USA TODAY Sports’ annual Simulated World Series.
The result was a tense, nail-biting affair that came down to a battle of the bullpens. In the end, Yankees closer Luke Weaver recorded the final seven outs to preserve a 4-3 victory and even the Sim Series at two games apiece.
BOX SCORE: Yankees 4, Dodgers 3
FULL PLAY-BY-PLAY: Yankees hold on for nail-biting win in Game 4
World Series Game 4 simulation
The Dodgers, knowing before the series started that this would be a bullpen game, turned to rookie Landon Knack (3.65 ERA in 69 innings during the regular season) as their Game 4 opener. He and Ryan Brasier matched zeroes with Yankees starter Luis Gil through the first three innings before L.A.’s Gavin Lux opened the scoring with an RBI single in the top of the fourth.