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Vaseline October 30, 2024

NEW YORK – World Series Game 5 will determine what gets cracked open after midnight Wednesday night: champagne or suitcases.

The New York Yankees extended what seemed like a dormant World Series with a Game 4 loss and now get a third and final home game at Yankee Stadium, again with their season on the line. Trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, they trot out against top prospect Gerrit Cole four days after his solid six-inning performance in Game 1.

The Dodgers will counter with Jack Flaherty, who was dominant in Game 1 before giving up a go-ahead two-run homer to Giancarlo Stanton in the sixth. Ultimately, the Dodgers got the win on Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam, and he hasn’t stopped hitting home runs since.

Perhaps the Yankees will pitch around the slugger who has gone deep in all four games, including giving the Dodgers a 2-0 lead in the first inning in both Games 3 and 4.

The Dodgers are looking for their eighth title in franchise history, their first since 2020 and their first in a full season since 1988.

A Yankee win and it’s back to LA, where the Dodgers have a 3-2 lead, with Game 6 Friday night.

– Gabe Lakken

Stay tuned here for updates from Wednesday night’s game in the Bronx:

What time is the World Series? Wednesday game 5

The first pitch is scheduled for Wednesday at 8:08 PM ET at Yankee Stadium.

Shohei Ohtani (L) DH
Mookie Betts (R) RF
Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
Teoscar Hernández (R) LF
Max Muncy (L) 3B
Enrique Hernández (R) CF
Tommy Edman (S) SS
Will Smith (R) C
Gavin Lux (L) 2B

The two New York Yankees fans who were ejected from Game 4 on Tuesday night for interfering with Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts will no longer be in their seats along the right field line for tonight’s game.

Despite his initial claim to ESPN, season ticket holder Austin Capobianco and his friend John Peter will not be allowed back into the ballpark for Game 5 on Wednesday, the Yankees announced.

“The Yankees and Major League Baseball maintain a zero-tolerance policy toward the type of conduct that was exhibited last night,” the Yankees said in a statement. “These fans will not be allowed to attend tonight’s match in any capacity.”

–Steve Gardner

NEW YORK − The electronic board in the clubhouse of the New York Yankees made their strategy for this World Series visible to everyone on Tuesday evening.

“Win Tomorrow Fly Thursday.”

The Yankees plan to fly to Los Angeles on that flight after beating the Dodgers 11-4 and staying alive in the World Series, with their players repeating the mantra made famous by Kevin Millar of the Boston Red Sox in 2004.

“Don’t let us win tonight.”

It was the year the Red Sox became the first and only baseball team in postseason history to go three games down and come back to win the series against the Yankees in the ALCS, leading to their first World Series title since 1918.

The documentary of that historic comeback has just been released on Netflix.

“I’d like to make another one,” grinned Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo.

− Bob Nightingale

Freddie Freeman has hit four home runs in the World Series – one in each of the first four games. Can it tie the record (5) in Game 5? If so, he would join:

Reggie Jackson (Yankees, 1977)
Chase Utley (Phillies, 2009)
George Springer (Astros, 2017)

Ironically, Jackson’s five home runs came for the Yankees, who defeated the Dodgers in six games. In 2009, the Yankees defeated the Phillies in six games despite Utley’s five home runs. Springer finally achieved this feat in seven games in 2017.

NEW YORK – The champagne was on ice. The Commissioner’s Trophy lurked somewhere in Yankee Stadium. And Game 4 of the World Series – and a sweep of the New York Yankees – was there for the taking.

But for the Los Angeles Dodgers, confidence in the process that led them to a National League pennant and building a 3-0 lead over New York in this fall classic remained paramount.

So when reliever Daniel Hudson, nursing a one-run lead in the third inning, lost his command and sprayed the ball all over the strike zone, manager Dave Roberts let him ride out — even though it resulted in a go-ahead grand. slam by Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe.

When the Dodgers came back within one run in the fifth inning, the Dodgers’ high-leverage relievers remained in their holsters — and tall man Landon Knack gave up a home run to Austin Wells an inning later.

And then, trailing by just two runs heading into the bottom of the eighth, the last man on the pitching roster, right-hander Brent Honeywell, was tasked with keeping the deficit close – and instead he carried it all, giving up five runs got the game out of reach.

Game 4 of the World Series was a different animal. With the Dodgers holding a 3-0 lead in the Series, there would be no closer Blake Treinen, no fireballing setup man Michael Kopech, no Ryan Brasier or deadly lefties Alex Vesia or Anthony Banda – unless the Dodgers had a lead and could win the championship.

“We have all the confidence in the world in Doc,” said catcher Will Smith, who hit a solo home run and guided the Dodgers’ four pitchers through the evening. “He’s done that this entire postseason, so if he sticks with him, he’ll do a great job.

“We’re just trying to manage this whole series, keep everything fresh and ready to go. Come back tomorrow, everyone will be healthy.

– Gabe Lakken

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