Freddie Freeman goes yard for fifth straight World Collection recreation as Dodgers are 1 win away from title

Freddie Freeman is formally on hearth on this World Collection, as one other residence run led the Los Angeles Dodgers to a Sport 3 victory, 4-2, over the New York Yankees on Monday evening at Yankee Stadium. 

With the win, the Dodgers are actually only one extra away from their first World Collection title since 2020. 

Freeman has now gone yard in 5 straight World Collection video games, relationship again to his time with the Atlanta Braves throughout their 2021 championship. He walked it off in Sport 1 together with his unimaginable grand slam within the backside of the tenth inning, and he adopted it up in Sport 2 with a solo shot in that victory. 

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Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman (5) hits a two run residence run throughout the first inning in opposition to the New York Yankees in recreation three of the 2024 MLB World Collection at Yankee Stadium. (Robert Deutsch-Imagn Photos)

Freeman wasted no time in Sport 3, profiting from a missed location by Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt and depositing it into the fitting discipline seats for a two-run blast with two outs to place Los Angeles up 2-0 early on this one. 

In the meantime, Dodgers starter Walker Buehler, with a roaring crowd within the Bronx, silenced them with 5 innings of two-hit ball with 5 strikeouts. 

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Each of these hits got here within the fifth inning, too, as he was cruising whereas his offense plated yet one more run within the high of the third inning due to a Mookie Betts sawed-off single that scored Tommy Edman, and although he didn’t return for the sixth inning, Kiké Hernández had an RBI single himself to make it 4-0. 

Buehler’s fastball was clearly working from the beginning of this recreation, as Yankee hitters couldn’t catch as much as it, which in the end led to him utilizing his efficient breaking pitches to his benefit. Simply as Jack Flaherty did in Sport 1, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Sport 2, a Dodgers starter was efficient and allowed the offense to swing freely understanding they’d a stable basis on the mound. 

For the Yankees, the one offense they may muster got here on their remaining out, as Alex Verdugo parked a Michael Kopech pitch for a two-run residence run to remain alive within the recreation. 

Aaron Decide, who has struggled mightily this postseason not to mention the World Collection, had a ton of stress getting into Sport 3 as a result of he was 1-for-9 with six strikeouts within the first two video games. 

Sadly for the Yankees, he couldn’t discover it both in Sport 3, going 0-for-3 with one other strikeout and a stroll. 

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler (21) pitches throughout the first inning in opposition to the New York Yankees in recreation three of the 2024 MLB World Collection at Yankee Stadium. (Brad Penner-Imagn Photos)

The Yankees got here near scoring earlier on this one within the backside of the fifth inning, when Giancarlo Stanton lastly obtained the Yankees within the hit column with a double to left discipline. Anthony Volpe laced a single with two outs to left discipline, however Stanton, who isn’t probably the most fleet of foot, was waved residence by third base coach Luis Rojas. 

Teoscar Hernandez had the right throw to residence, as Will Smith by no means needed to transfer his glove as he caught the ball and utilized the tag to finish the inning. 

At that second, the gang, which had gotten again into the sport because the Yankees confirmed life on the dish, went silenced as soon as extra because the Dodgers continued to play distinctive baseball. 

Stanton went 2-for-4 on the evening, whereas solely Volpe, Anthony Rizzo and Verdugo had successful.

Brusdar Graterol, Alex Vesia, Daniel Hudson, Anthony Banda, and Ryan Braiser stored the scoreless streak going for the Dodgers till Kopech’s blemish to Verdugo.

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman (5) celebrates after hitting a two run residence run throughout the first inning in opposition to the New York Yankees in recreation three of the 2024 MLB World Collection at Yankee Stadium.  (Robert Deutsch-Imagn Photos)

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New York can’t let that occur once more, as they might want to rip off 4 straight video games in the event that they want to name themselves world champions. 

In the meantime, the Dodgers can be looking for the sweep on Tuesday evening within the Bronx.  

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