Yankees beat Dodgers 11-4 in Game 4 after offensive outburst
The Yankees avoided a sweep Tuesday as their offense finally came alive
By Sanjesh Singh and Mike Gavin ••
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The New York Yankees force Game 5 of the 2024 World Series after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4.
This live blog about the World Series Game 4 has ended.
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Freddie Freeman hit a home run once again to open a 2-0 Dodgers lead after the top of the first inning.
Anthony Volpe woke up the Yankees with a grand slam in the bottom of the third to make it 5-2, but the Dodgers cut into the lead to make it 5-4 after the top of the fifth.
Gleyber Torres responded, drilling a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to extend New York's lead to 10-4 before Aaron Judge recorded his first RBI.
No team has ever come back from a 3-0 series deficit in the World Series, but the Yankees are still alive.
Luis Gil started Game 4 for the Yankees, while the Dodgers went with a bullpen game.
The Los Angeles Dodgers failed to break out the brooms in the Bronx on Tuesday.
The team held a commanding 3-0 series lead in their World Series showdown against the New York Yankees after a 4-2 win in Monday's Game 3. However, New York avoided a sweep with a strong 11-4 win.
An Anthony Volpe grand slam was the momentum swinger the Yankees sorely needed after Freddie Freeman opened the top of the first with yet another home run.
Gleyber Torres later hit a three-run homer to keep the offensive groove flowing, with Aaron Judge also later recording his first RBI of the series.
Los Angeles still leads the series 3-1 with Game 5 on Wednesday. Here's a look back at how Game 4 played out, along with some postgame comments from both clubs:
OCT 29, 20249:31 PM PDT
How Anthony Volpe made World Series history in Game 4
By Sanjesh Singh
Anthony Volpe was an offensive force in Game 4.
The 23-year-old hit a third-inning grand slam that changed the tide in the Yankees' win, and he added a second hit later on.
With four-plus RBIs and two stolen bases, Volpe made history as the first player to record such a stat line in a World Series game.
Yankees' Austin Wells on mentality after not playing in Game 3
By Sanjesh Singh
Catcher Austin Wells returned to the starting lineup after Jose Trevino replaced him in Game 3's loss Monday.
Wells played his part in the Game 4 win, hitting a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth to extend New York's lead to 6-4 following postseason hitting woes.
After the game, he detailed his mindset, saying, "I just said screw it" about his approach at the plate.
"I just said screw it. We were down three and I just went out there and said screw it."
Tim Mayza closed out the Dodgers in the top of the ninth, retiring the batters in order.
Will Smith lined out to center to start, then Chris Taylor entered for Gavin Lux and grounded out to second. Kike Hernandez grounded out to shortstop to end the inning with the Yankees sealing the 11-4 win to force a Game 5 Wednesday.
OCT 29, 20248:31 PM PDT
Yankees stay alive to force Game 5
The New York Yankees force Game 5 of the 2024 World Series after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4.
OCT 29, 20248:15 PM PDT
Aaron Judge tacks on another run with first World Series RBI
By Mike Gavin
Aaron Judge has joined in on the Yankees' offensive outburst.
The Yankees' captain lined an RBI single to left in the bottom of the eighth inning to score Juan Soto, who doubled, and extend the lead over the Dodgers to 11-4. For Judge, who is 1-for-3 with a walk in Game 4, it was his first RBI of the World Series.
Judge with a base hit and he has his first RBI of this #WorldSeries
Gleyber Torres hits three-run homer as Yankees extend lead in eighth
By Mike Gavin
The New York bats have awoken.
Gleyber Torres crushed the Yankees' third home run of the night, a three-run shot in the eighth inning that increased their lead to 10-4. It's the Yankees' most runs in a World Series game since 1978.
And the blow out is on!
Yankees take a 10-4 lead after this shot from Gleyber!
Prior to that, Anthony Volpe's busy night on the basepaths continued.
The Yankees shortstop helped tack on an insurance run by stretching a single into a double, stealing third and beating the throw home on a fielder's choice attempt at the plate for a 7-4 lead.
OCT 29, 20247:51 PM PDT
Luke Weaver retires Dodgers in order in top of 8th inning
By Sanjesh Singh
Luke Weaver, after striking out Mookie Betts to end the top of the seventh in his first appearance on the mound, continued to shine.
Weaver forced Freddie Freeman to fly out to center before Teoscar Hernandez and Max Muncy both struck out swinging.
The Yankees lead 6-4.
OCT 29, 20247:42 PM PDT
Landon Knack retires heart of Yankees' lineup in seventh
By Mike Gavin
Landon Knack has been an innings eater for the Dodgers during their bullpen game.
The reliever tossed a perfect seventh inning against the heart of the Yankees' lineup to prevent them from adding to their 6-4 lead. Knack got Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Giancarlo Stanton to fly out in a 12-pitch inning.
Knack has tossed four innings of relief in Game 4, allowing one run.
OCT 29, 20247:34 PM PDT
Dodgers go scoreless in top of seventh as Ohtani, Betts strike out
By Sanjesh Singh
Mark Leiter Jr. entered for the Yankees and struck out Will Smith swinging before Tommy Edman walked and subsequently stole second.
But Shohei Ohtani struck out swinging right after, and Luke Weaver replaced Leiter Jr. to strike out Mookie Betts swinging to end the inning.
The Dodgers trail 6-4.
OCT 29, 20247:15 PM PDT
Austin Wells adds to Yankees' lead with solo home run
By Mike Gavin
Looks like a day off was just what Austin Wells needed.
The Yankees catcher, after being replaced in the Game 3 lineup by Jose Trevino, launched a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to increase the Yankees' lead to 6-4.
Austin Wells gives the Yankees a little breathing room!
Wells is now 2-for-3, having doubled off the wall earlier in the game.
OCT 29, 20247:09 PM PDT
Clay Holmes retires Dodgers in order to end top of sixth
By Sanjesh Singh
Clay Holmes' first full inning went perfect.
Holmes got Max Muncy to strike out swinging in three pitches before Kike Hernandez suffered the same fate, just in five pitches this time.
Gavin Lux opened to a 2-0 count but eventually grounded out to second off a sinker from Holmes. The Dodgers still trail 5-4.
OCT 29, 20247:03 PM PDT
Yankees unable to add to lead after threatening in fifth
By Mike Gavin
The Yankees failed to capitalize in the fifth.
After the Dodgers pulled within one in the top of the inning, Aaron Judge reached on an error by shortstop Tommy Edman, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. followed with a walk to put two runners on with no outs. Dodgers reliever Landon Knack then struck out Giancarlo Stanton swinging and got both Anthony Rizzo and Anthony Volpe to fly out.
The Yankees lead 5-4 heading into the sixth.
OCT 29, 20246:50 PM PDT
Dodgers make it 5-4 after top of fifth
By Sanjesh Singh
The Dodgers added two runs to their tally to make it 5-4 in the top of the fifth.
Following Will Smith's solo homer off Luis Gil, Tim Hill came in shortly after but didn't last long himself. Hill allowed a Shohei Ohtani single and a Mookie Betts grounder into fielder's choice. Tommy Edman, who was on third after being walked by Gil earlier, later scored after Freddie Freeman grounded into fielder's choice to second.
Clay Holmes then replaced Hill and forced Teoscar Hernandez into a fly out to left on the first pitch.
OCT 29, 20246:41 PM PDT
Tim Hill replaces Luis Gil after four innings
By Sanjesh Singh
Aaron Boone is making his first pitching change of Game 4.
Tim Hill is replacing Luis Gil on the mound after the latter went four innings.
Gil allowed a Freddie Freeman two-run homer in the first inning before following it up with solid second, third and fourth-inning performances.
But Gil conceded a Will Smith solo homer to open the fifth and walked Tommy Edman, resulting in the change.
OCT 29, 20246:37 PM PDT
Will Smith hits solo homer to open top of fifth
By Sanjesh Singh
The Dodgers are now down only two runs.
Will Smith opened the top of the fifth with a solo home run off Luis Gil, who had pitched three straight solid innings after a shaky start.
Smith, on an 0-2 count, sent Gil's fastball 364 feet to right. The Dodgers now trailed the Yankees 5-3.
Landon Knack took over for the Dodgers in the fourth and held the Yankees scoreless.
Alex Verdugo led off the inning with a single, but Gleyber Torres followed with a double play. Juan Soto then grounded out to second to end the inning.
Four innings down, three Dodgers pitchers used, Yankees lead 5-2.
OCT 29, 20246:26 PM PDT
Luis Gil pitches another solid inning to end top of 4th
By Sanjesh Singh
Luis Gil maintained his momentum to keep the score at 5-2.
Teoscar Hernandez fouled out to first before Max Muncy walked. But Kike Hernandez grounded into a fielder's choice to shortstop, getting Muncy out at second while Hernandez just beat the double play to first after a review.
Gavin Lux then grounded out to second, ending the inning.
OCT 29, 20246:21 PM PDT
What's the record for home runs in a single World Series? Where Freddie Freeman ranks
By Eric Mullin
Here’s a timeline of Freddie Freeman’s historic World Series home run streak, dating back to the Braves’ 2021 championship run.
The eight-time All-Star, who homered in the final two games of the Atlanta Braves' 2021 World Series win over the Houston Astros, is the first player to go yard in six consecutive games in the Fall Classic overall.
Freeman made more World Series history, too, as the first player to ever hit a home run in each of the first four games of a single Fall Classic. George Springer in 2017 with the Astros was the only other time a player homered in any four consecutive games of single World Series, according to MLB.com's Sarah Langs.
Anthony Volpe hits go-ahead grand slam for Yankees
By Mike Gavin
Anthony Volpe's run around the bases was much easier this time.
The Yankees shortstop hit a two-out, go-ahead grand slam in the bottom of the third inning to give the Yankees a 5-2 lead, getting redemption for his earlier baserunning blunder.
The Dodgers' first pitching change of their bullpen game didn't work out too well. Daniel Hudson took over at the start of the inning and, after striking out Juan Soto, hit Aaron Judge on the wrist to put the tying run on. Jazz Chisholm Jr. followed with a single to put runners at the corners. Giancarlo Stanton then walked to load the bases.
OCT 29, 20246:13 PM PDT
Dodgers make first pitching change of bullpen game
By Mike Gavin
Dave Roberts has made the first of what will be many pitching changes for the Dodgers in Game 4.
Daniel Hudson took over at the start of the third inning for Ben Casparius, who allowed one run over two innings of work. The 25-year-old, in what was technically his first major league start, allowed one hit and three walks with one strikeout while throwing 43 pitches.
The Dodgers are using a bullpen game for the fourth time of the 2024 postseason, having gone 2-1 so far in the relief-pitcher committee approach.
OCT 29, 20246:01 PM PDT
Luis Gil retires top of Dodgers order in third inning
By Sanjesh Singh
Luis Gil is picking up some momentum after a second straight inning where he retired the Dodgers bats in order.
Shohei Ohtani began with a fly out to center before Mookie Betts grounded out to second. Freddie Freeman, the home-run hitter in the first, followed with a fly out to left.
The Dodgers still lead 2-1 after the bottom of the third.
OCT 29, 20245:59 PM PDT
Anthony Volpe overcomes baserunning blunder to score Yankees' first run
By Mike Gavin
The Yankees are on the board, but the run didn't exactly come easily.
Anthony Volpe, who walked and stole second base, made a baserunning blunder that could have proved costly. He failed to score from second on a double off the wall by Austin Wells after misreading the ball.
Austin Wells doubles off the wall in center, but Volpe didn't score on the hit!
Luis Gil retires Dodgers in order in top of second
By Sanjesh Singh
The Yankees left the top of the second without any extra runs allowed.
It started promising with a Gavin Lux double to right, but Will Smith popped out to second and Tommy Edman lined into a double play.
The score stayed 2-0, Dodgers.
OCT 29, 20245:40 PM PDT
Yankees leave two runners in scoring position in first
By Mike Gavin
The Yankees' struggles with runners in scoring position has continued early in Game 4.
Ben Casparius -- the opener in the Dodgers' bullpen game for what is his first major league "start" -- issued one-out walks to Juan Soto and Aaron Judge to put the tying runs on base in the first inning. He escaped the jam by getting Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Giancarlo Stanton to ground out.
The Yankees, just as they did in Game 3, trailed 2-0 after the first inning.
OCT 29, 20245:33 PM PDT
Yankees fan rips ball out of Mookie Betts' glove on foul pop
By Mike Gavin
The Yankees need all the help they can get, and one fan tried really, really hard to do his part.
After Gleyber Torres hit a fly ball into foul territory down the right field line, Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts made a leaping catch against the wall. A fan seated in the front row then grabbed Betts' glove, pried it open and caused the ball to fall out.
"Well, A for effort."
Fan interference was called on this play where a Yankee fan tried to take the ball out of Mookie Betts' glove after an out. pic.twitter.com/iZ6taImncd
Umpires ruled it an out due to fan interference. Nice effort, but the fan will not be remembered as the next Jeffrey Maier.
OCT 29, 20245:23 PM PDT
Dodgers take 2-0 lead after first inning through Freeman's two-run homer
By Sanjesh Singh
The Dodgers are once again flying early, up 2-0 through one.
After Shohei Ohtani popped out on the first at bat, Mookie Betts doubled to right before Freddie Freeman launched his fourth homer of the series, one in each game thus far.
Teoscar Hernandez then reached on base with an infield single, but Max Muncy struck out swinging and Kike Hernandez fouled out to first.
OCT 29, 20245:16 PM PDT
Freddie Freeman homers in top of first, Dodgers lead 2-0
By Sanjesh Singh
Freddie Freeman is at it again.
The Dodgers star homered off Luis Gil in the top of the first, sending his slider 343 feet to right. Mookie Betts, who had a double earlier in the inning, also rounded home.
What is a bullpen game? Dodgers turn to relief pitchers to clinch World Series
By Mike Gavin
Brad Penner-Imagn
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts signals to the bullpen for a pitching change against the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the 2024 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium.
The actual name of the pitcher who will face the New York Yankees in the first inning of Game 4 on Tuesday was not announced until just a few hours before first pitch. The only certainty until then, in this second of potentially three straight games at Yankee Stadium, was that it would be a relief pitcher.
Yes, a game that the Dodgers hope will end with a World Series title will start as a bullpen game. Here's what a bullpen game means and how the Dodgers have fared while using them.
OCT 29, 20244:25 PM PDT
World Series Game 3 averages 13.64 million viewers, beats ‘Monday Night Football'
By The Associated Press
The World Series beat “Monday Night Football” in the battle for television viewers.
The Los Angeles Dodgers' 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the Fall Classic averaged 13.64 million viewers on FOX, FOX Deportes and streaming according to early numbers by Nielsen. That beat the 13.4 million that tuned in for the Pittsburgh Steelers' 26-18 win over the New York Giants on ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN2 and streaming.
The audience for Yankees-Dodgers peaked at 14.25 million from 9-9:15 p.m. EDT. It was the most-watched Game 3 since 2018, when the Dodgers' 18-inning victory over the Red Sox average 13.3 million.
It is FOX's most-viewed prime time telecast on a Monday since Game 5 of the 2013 Series between Boston and St. Louis (14.45 million).
OCT 29, 20244:04 PM PDT
Paul O'Neill to throw ceremonial first pitch in Game 4
By Sanjesh Singh
After Derek Jeter threw the first pitch Monday ahead of Game 3, fellow Yankees legend Paul O'Neill will do the honors for Game 4.
O'Neill won five World Series titles, one with the Cincinnati Reds (1990) followed by four with New York (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000).
The Yankees retired O'Neill's No. 21 jersey, and he currently works as a broadcaster on the YES Network.
OCT 29, 20243:55 PM PDT
Dodgers broadcaster Jamie Jarrin on Game 4: ‘They have a good chance to win'
By Sanjesh Singh
Legendary Dodgers Spanish broadcaster Jamie Jarrin believes the team is in position to wrap up the World Series in four.
While Jarrin opted not to predict the result specifically, he told NBC Los Angeles' Michael Duarte the Dodgers "have a good chance I think to win tonight...It will be fantastic because Yankees Stadium is Yankees Stadium, and I think Dodgers fans are anxious for a World Series."
The #Dodgers legendary Spanish broadcast announcer Jamie Jarrin on what he thinks will happen in Game 4 of the #WorldSeries and his message to fans watching back home in Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/MQ0EBqUAAN
Betts is coming off a solid Game 3 where he recorded a hit that led to an RBI and also walked in four at-bat appearances.
OCT 29, 20243:18 PM PDT
‘No one is thinking about tomorrow': Dave Roberts on Dodgers' mindset
By Sanjesh Singh
While the Yankees are thinking of Wednesday to extend the World Series to a potential Game 5, the Dodgers are not.
Speaking ahead of the game Tuesday, Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts detailed his team's mindset for Game 4, via NBC Los Angeles' Michael Duarte.
No one is thinking about tomorrow. All we’re thinking about is getting 27 outs tonight.” — Dave Roberts on his mindset heading into Game 4 of the #WorldSeries
Aaron Boone is going with some tweaks in the starting lineup.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. is moving up the order, going fourth behind Aaron Judge with Giancarlo Stanton dropping one spot. Austin Wells is also entering at the bottom of the deck. Here's how the order looks:
1. Gleyber Torres, 2B
2. Juan Soto, RF
3. Aaron Judge, CF
OCT 29, 20243:06 PM PDT
Has a team ever come back from being down 3-0 in the World Series?
By Mike Gavin
Yogi Berra once said, "It ain't over 'til it's over." But history says it's basically over.
Everything you need to know about Game 4 of the World Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers will play for the sweep at Yankee Stadium up 3-0 in the best-of-seven World Series. Game 4 of the World Series will be played on Tuesday at 8:08 p.m. ET on FOX.
OCT 29, 20242:34 PM PDT
Dodgers set Game 4 lineup with Ben Casparius on the mound
By Logan Reardon
The Dodgers have set their lineup for Game 4 of the World Series, and there aren't many surprises.
Shohei Ohtani will lead off with star sluggers Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman to follow. On the mound, right-hander Ben Casparius will get the start in a bullpen game for Los Angeles. Here's the full lineup:
Shohei Ohtani, DH
Mookie Betts, RF
Freddie Freeman, 1B
Teoscar Hernández, LF
Max Muncy, 3B
Kiké Hernández, CF
Gavin Lux, 2B
Will Smith, C
Tommy Edman, SS
OCT 29, 202410:39 AM PDT
List of all the World Series sweeps in MLB history as Dodgers lead Yankees 3-0
By Logan Reardon
The Los Angeles Dodgers will play for the sweep at Yankee Stadium up 3-0 in the best-of-seven World Series. Game 4 of the World Series will be played on Tuesday at 8:08 p.m. ET on FOX.
Freddie Freeman and the Dodgers have jumped out to a 3-0 series lead, putting Aaron Judge and the Yankees on the brink of elimination. World Series sweeps are rare, and it's been over a decade since it last happened.
Here's a look at all the sweeps in World Series history:
