The Los Angeles Dodgers started strong against the New York Yankees in Game 4 of the World Series when Freddie Freeman hit a two-run home run — his fourth in four games — in the top of the first inning. But a third-inning grand slam by Anthony Volpe to left center finally got the Yankees’ bats going.
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Up 5-2, the Yankees never lost the lead again. After the Dodgers scored two in the fifth — one on a home run from Will Smith — to pull within a run, the Yankees answered in the sixth inning when catcher Austin Wells homered to right field and exploded for another five runs in the eighth inning, three of them on a Gleyber Torres home run.
The game ended with the Yankees winning 11-4. Shohei Ohtani had only one hit, a single. Holding on to his shoulder, Ohtani sprinted to second and nearly made it when Mookie Betts hit into a fielder’s choice. A healthy Ohtani would have likely reached the base with no problem, but the Dodgers’ superstar is not in top form right now. That will remain something to watch the rest of the series, however long it lasts.
Gerrit Cole will pitch for New York in Game 5, and while the Dodgers took Game 1 with Cole pitching, the Yankees ace gave up only one earned run. The Dodgers got five off the Yankees’ bullpen in four innings, of course including Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam. Los Angeles will roll with Jack Flaherty, who gave up two runs, five hits, and had six strikeouts in Game 1.
With that pitching edge, the Yankees are favored to win Game 5 at home and send the series back to Los Angeles.
The Dodgers lead the series 3-1 and even with Tuesday’s win and some momentum, New York has a long road ahead. No team has ever won the World Series after losing the first three games. Still, the Yankees took Game 4 with a dominant, hard-swinging win, and the World Series odds have tightened (a little).
How to watch Dodgers at Yankees Game 5
- Venue: Yankee Stadium — Bronx, N.Y.
- Time: 8:08 p.m. ET, Wednesday
- TV: FOX
- Streaming: Fubo (try for free)
Dodgers at Yankees Game 5 odds
Dodgers lead series 3-1
Series odds: Dodgers -800, Yankees +550
Game 5 pitching matchup: Jack Flaherty (LAD) vs. Gerrit Cole (NYY)
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MLB game projections from THE BAT X
In the tables below, you’ll see details for each MLB matchup, then a lot of numbers (which are updated all day):
- “Moneyline” shows each team’s odds on BetMGM.
- “Implied Win%” is the chance a team has to win based on those BetMGM odds.
- “THE BAT X win%” is the chance a team has to win based on EV Analytics’ projections.
- “Cash Line” is how THE BAT X would price each team’s odds.
- “Value” is the percentage difference between the odds chances and our projections.
The higher the value percentage, the better — which you can easily see from the color coding from red (bad pick) through to green (good pick).
Note: On mobile, you may have to scroll to see the color-coded “Value” column on the far right of the first set of tables.
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(Photo of Anthony Volpe: Sarah Stier / Getty Images)
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