Anthony Volpe's third-inning grand slam overcame Freddie Freeman's record-setting home run, and the New York Yankees avoided a World Series sweep with an 11-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night that forced a Game 5.
Freeman homered for his sixth straight Series game, hitting a two-run drive in the first inning for the second consecutive night and again stunning the Yankee Stadium crowd.
Seeking to become the first team to overcome a 3-0 Series deficit, New York surged ahead 5-2 on Alex Verdugo's RBI grounder in the second and Volpe's drive against Daniel Hudson in the third.
Volpe turned on a first-pitch slider at the knees and drove it into the left-field seats. "I was hustling. I didn't know I got it," Volpe said. "And then I blacked out." A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT FOR ANTHONY VOLPE!<br><br>GRAND SLAM. <a href="https://twitter.com/Yankees?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@YANKEES</a> LEAD! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WORLDSERIES?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WORLDSERIES</a> <a href="https://t.co/X754vjoPGe">pic.twitter.com/X754vjoPGe</a> Volpe came across with New York's first run when he walked after falling behind 0-2 in the count in the second inning.