Yankees stave off World Series sweep, force Game 5 vs Dodgers

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You can’t complete the comeback from down 3-0 if you don’t win your first game.

Well, the New York Yankees have lived to fight another day, taking Game 4 of the World Series with an 11-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Freddie Freeman, of course, got it all started with a two-run homer in the first, but the Yanks cut the deficit in half after Alex Verdugo drove in a run on a fielder’s choice. But in the next inning, Anthony Volpe delivered a big blow with a grand slam that gave the Yankees a 5-2 lead, their first since Game 1.

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New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe (11) reacts after hitting a grand slam against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third inning during game four of the 2024 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium. (Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images)

Los Angeles tacked on two more in the fifth thanks to some small ball, and the Yankees squandered a golden opportunity after getting their first two guys on base, but not scoring, in the bottom of the frame. Austin Wells made up for it though, belting a long solo homer in the sixth.

The Dodgers got the tying run at the plate in the seventh, but Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, and Freeman were all retired, and in the eighth, the Yanks got plenty of insurance. 

Volpe scored on a play at the plate off the bat of Verdugo, and then Gleyber Torres belted a three-run homer, his first of October, to make it a 10-4 game. Even Aaron Judge delivered an RBI single for his first run driven in of the World Series to cap off a five-run eighth inning. The Yankees had scored just seven runs in the first three games combined.

Luis Gil lasted four innings,