The New York Yankees kept their World Series hopes alive, fueled by Anthony Volpe’s third-inning grand slam at Yankee Stadium, and posted an 11-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, who won the best-of-seven series with leading 3-3. 1.

Despite avoiding a 4-0 sweep, the Yankees will have to make history if they want to deny the Dodgers, as no team has recovered from a 3-0 deficit to win a World Series.

That sweep looked on the cards in the first inning when, in a repeat scenario from game three, the in-form Freddie Freeman – who has homered in every game of this series – fired two more runs into right field.

The Yankees immediately tried to strike back when Gleyber Torres lifted a fly ball along the foul line in right field. Mookie Betts took a clean catch in front of the wall, but a Yankees supporter tried to wiggle the ball out of Betts’ glove – and Torres was ejected due to fan interference.

After a series of injuries to their starting rotation, the Dodgers opted for a “bullpen game”,, external with the pitching workload being shared among several relievers.

And it looked like the same old story early on for the Yankees, whose hitters previously had to contend with runners in scoring positions.

In the second inning, they had men on second and third base with only one out, but managed to produce only one run, driven in by Alex Verdugo.

However, Volpe lit up the Bronx with his two-out grand slam over left center field to give the hosts a 5-2 lead.

Back came the Dodgers as Will Smith’s solo homer and another run batted in by Freeman cut the deficit to 5-4, but Austin Wells extended the Yankees’ lead with a home run in the sixth, and the floodgates opened in the eighth.

Volpe sprinted home on an infield hit before Torres launched a three-run homer, and even the struggling Aaron Judge drove in a run to ensure the teams return to Yankee Stadium for game five on Wednesday.