Another home run gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a 4-2 victory in Game 3 against the New York Yankees on Monday night at Yankee Stadium, making Freddie Freeman officially active in the World Series. It happened.
With this win, the Dodgers are one step away from winning the World Series for the first time since 2020.
Freeman currently has five consecutive World Series games with yards, dating back to his time with the Atlanta Braves during the 2021 championship. He won Game 1 with a stunning grand slam in the bottom of the 10th inning, and followed it up with a solo shot in Game 2.
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Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman (5) hits a two-run home run in the first inning of Game 3 of the 2024 MLB World Series against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. (Robert Deutsch Iman Images)
Freeman wasted no time in Game 3, taking full advantage of the spot missed by Yankees starter Clark Schmidt, hitting a two-run blast into the right-field seats with two outs to put Los Angeles up 2-0 early. he led.
Meanwhile, Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler thrilled the Bronx crowd, then silenced them with five innings of two hits and five strikeouts.
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Both of those hits also came in the fifth inning. He was cruising while the offense hit one more run thanks to Mookie Betts' saw-off single that scored Tommy Edman in the top of the third inning. Back in the 6th inning, Quique Hernandez hit an RBI single of his own to make it 4-0.
Buehler's fastball was clearly working from the beginning of this game, as Yankees hitters couldn't keep up, which ultimately led to him utilizing his breaking ball effectively. As Jack Flaherty did in Game 1 and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 2, the Dodgers' starting pitchers are effective, allowing the offense to swing freely knowing it has a solid foundation on the mound. It became.
For the Yankees, the only offense they could muster came with the final out as Alex Verdugo stopped a pitch from Michael Kopech and hit a two-run home run to keep the game alive.
Aaron Judge, who had a tough time not only in the World Series but also this postseason, was 1-for-9 with six strikeouts in the first two games, so he was under a lot of pressure heading into Game 3.
Unfortunately for the Yankees, he couldn't find it in Game 3 either, going 0-for-3 with a strikeout and one walk.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler (21) pitched in the top of the first inning of Game 3 of the 2024 MLB World Series against the New York Yankees held at Yankee Stadium. (Brad Penner Imagen Images)
The Yankees finally came close to scoring in the bottom of the fifth inning with Giancarlo Stanton's double into the left field seats. With two outs, Anthony Volpe singled into the left field seats, but Stanton, who is not quick, was waved home by third base coach Luis Rojas.
Teoscar Hernandez had a perfect throw home, and Will Smith didn't have to move his glove as he caught the ball and applied the tag to end the inning.
At that moment, the crowd, which had returned to the game as the Yankees showed some life in the game, fell silent again as the Dodgers continued to play exceptional baseball.
Stanton went 2-for-4 on the night, but only Volpe, Anthony Rizzo and Verdugo had hits.
The Dodgers went on a scoreless streak until Brusdar Graterol, Alex Beshear, Daniel Hudson, Anthony Banda and Ryan Blazer gave up points to Verdugo on Kopech's run.
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman (age 5) celebrates after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning of Game 3 of the 2024 MLB World Series against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. (Robert Deutsch Iman Images)
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New York cannot afford to let something like this happen again, as they need to lose four games in a row to claim themselves as world champions.
Meanwhile, the Dodgers will be looking for a sweep in the Bronx on Tuesday night.
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