The Yankees are the primary crew to pressure a Recreation 5 when down 3-0 in a World Collection because the Reds in 1970 in opposition to the Orioles. There had been 9 sweeps since.
Of the 41 groups to fall behind 3-0 in a best-of-seven postseason sequence, the Yankees are solely the tenth to even keep away from a sweep. Of the earlier 9 to take action, 4 managed to pressure a Recreation 6 and two compelled a Recreation 7, though none of these occurred within the World Collection.
Right here’s a have a look at 11 stats and info from Recreation 4.
• This was The Anthony Volpe Recreation. After being visibly upset with himself for not scoring on Austin Wells’ double within the second, he obtained an opportunity at redemption within the third — as the sport so usually gives. He delivered the ninth World Collection grand slam in Yankees historical past — seven greater than some other crew and the sixth MLB-wide this postseason — setting a document for a single playoffs.
• Volpe added an eighth-inning double to spark a five-run body, and had two stolen bases as effectively. Volpe turned the second participant with a number of extra-base hits and stolen bases in a World Collection sport, becoming a member of Eddie Collins, who did so twice in 1910.
• Volpe turned the primary Yankee with a grand slam and a number of stolen bases in a sport, common season or postseason, since Mickey Mantle on Aug. 19, 1962. He’s the second in postseason historical past to take action, becoming a member of Shane Victorino in Recreation 2 of the 2008 NLDS.
• With Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam in Recreation 1, this — the a hundred and twentieth World Collection — is simply the fourth with a number of grand slams. It additionally occurred in 1987 from Kent Hrbek and Dan Gladden, in 1964 from Ken Boyer and Joe Pepitone and in 1956 from Yogi Berra and Invoice “Moose” Skowron. 2024 and 1964 are the one occasions every crew hit one.
• Wells homered within the sixth inning, changing into the fifth rookie with a World Collection residence run as catcher, based on the Elias Sports activities Bureau. He joined Buster Posey in 2010 Recreation 4, Rod Barajas in 2001 Recreation 5, Invoice DeLancey in 1934 Recreation 5 and Wally Schang in 1913 Recreation 3, which was the primary homer by any catcher in Fall Traditional historical past.
• Together with Will Smith’s within the fifth, this was the fifth World Collection sport with homers from a number of catchers. The others have been 2019 Recreation 2 (Kurt Suzuki, Martín Maldonado), 1977 Recreation 5 (Steve Yeager, Thurman Munson), 1975 Recreation 3 (Carlton Fisk, Johnny Bench) and 1948 Recreation 5 (Jim Hegan, Invoice Salkeld).
• 11 runs have been the Yankees’ most in a World Collection sport since 1978 Recreation 5 (12). They performed 48 World Collection video games in between. Solely 10 MLB franchises have even performed 48 World Collection video games whole. It was additionally the second-most runs in a sport going through elimination in Yankees postseason historical past. They scored 12 in Recreation 6 in 1960.
• Freddie Freeman entered having homered in every sport of the sequence and wasted no time including Recreation 4 to the checklist once more, going yard within the first. He turned the primary participant to homer in Video games 1, 2, 3 and 4 of a World Collection. The one different participant to homer in 4 straight video games inside a single World Collection is George Springer, in 2017 Video games 4-7.
• Freeman has now homered in six consecutive World Collection video games, courting again to 2021 with the Braves. That’s the longest streak within the Fall Traditional, breaking a tie with Springer. Freeman has homered in his final 4 video games, breaking a tie with 1985 Invoice Madlock for the longest streak in Dodgers postseason historical past.
• He now has six World Collection homers in 10 video games. That’s tied with Springer for second most in a participant’s first 9 profession World Collection video games, behind solely Chase Utley’s seven.
• Freeman has 10 RBIs this sequence, passing Gil Hodges (1956) and Duke Snider (1952) for many RBIs in a World Collection in Dodgers historical past (RBI official since 1920). Snider and Hodges every had eight in seven video games. This was Recreation 4. Freeman’s 10 RBIs are additionally essentially the most within the first 4 video games of a World Collection, forward of Tony Fernandez (1993), Bobby Richardson (1960) and Lou Gehrig (1928), who every had 9. Richardson’s 12 whole that 12 months is the document for a single World Collection.
