NEW YORK — The New York Yankees will play at least one more game, and they can thank the bottom of their lineup. Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series ( NY 11, LA 4 ), forcing a Game 5. The game was closer than the score indicates, as New York did not blow things open until scoring five in the bottom of the eighth.
The Dodgers jumped out to a first-inning two-run lead thanks to yet another Freddie Freeman homer, his fourth in four games . The Yankees chipped away with one run in the second. In the third inning, they finally got the big swing they’ve lacked pretty much all series when Anthony Volpe clubbed a grand slam, turning a 2-1 deficit into a 5-2 Yankees lead.
Dodgers righty Daniel Hudson made a mess that inning, loading the bases with a hit-by-pitch ( Aaron Judge ), a long single ( Jazz Chisholm Jr. ), and a walk ( Giancarlo Stanton ). Volpe capitalized and gave the Yankees what was arguably their biggest hit of their season. They were trying to avoid elimination and Volpe gave the Yankees their first lead since the tenth inning of Game 1.