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    New York Yankees beat Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 to stay alive

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    The New York Yankees avoided a sweep in the World Series, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in Game 4 on Tuesday to stay alive.

    The Dodgers still lead 3-1 in the best-of-seven battle, but the Yankees’ bats finally have some juice after a slow start in the Fall Classic.

    New York scored just seven points in its first three games combined before an 11-point outburst on Tuesday. Shortstop Anthony Volpe hit a grand slam in the third inning to give the Yankees a 5-2 lead they would never relinquish, while second baseman Gleyber Torres hit a three-run shot in the middle of a five-run eighth inning runs.

    The game started with a familiar script, as Los Angeles first baseman Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer in the top of the first inning to give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead. Freeman has hit a home run in every game of this series so far, and has a home run in each of his last six World Series games dating back to 2021.

    Unlike in Game 3, when Freeman also hit a two-run shot in the first inning, this time the Yankees came back.

    New York outfielder Alex Verdugo drove in a run on a fielder’s choice in the bottom of the second inning to halve the deficit. Then Volpe hit his bases-clearing blast an inning later to give them the lead.

    Los Angeles picked away and scored two runs in the top of the fifth inning to close the gap to 5-4. But Yankees catcher Austin Wells hit a solo home run in the sixth before New York kept going in the eighth.

    Yankees star Aaron Judge — a leader for AL MVP who has struggled this postseason — even got into the action, hitting an RBI single for the team’s final run, the first run he drove in during the series.

    Wells was asked after the game what needs to happen for the Yankees to stay in the series.

    “A lot happened today,” Wells said. “Lots of good ABs. A lot of lineup shifting and just trying to get through their pitching staff. It will take a lot.”

    Luis Gil started for the Yankees, pitched four innings and gave up four runs.

    The Dodgers opted for a bullpen game on Tuesday, although ironically they used fewer pitchers than New York. Daniel Hudson, who gave up the grand slam to Volpe, took the loss.

    Game 5 is Wednesday in the Bronx. Gerrit Cole is in line to start for the Yankees, while the Dodgers will turn to Jack Flaherty.

    No team in baseball history has come back from an 0-3 deficit in the World Series. Even though the odds are long, Torres said the team is always confident when Cole takes the mound.

    “Gerrit is the best pitcher in the game,” Torres said. “We really believe in him. We really believe in what he can do. But we have to do the work like we did tonight so we don’t have to put all the pressure on him.”


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