The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned the 2024 World Series against the New York Yankees into a mismatch, taking a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-7.
The Los Angeles Dodgers took a commanding 3-0 lead in the World Series with a 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium Tuesday (PHL).
Freddie Freeman continues to shine in the World Series and he set the tone early in Game 3, hitting a two-run homer with Shohei Ohtani in the first inning.
A Mookie Betts hit in the third drove in Tommy Edman, putting LA up 3-0, and Enrique Hernández’s hit in the sixth brought Gavin Lux home to extend the lead to 4-0.
The Yankees avoided a shutout with a ninth-inning, two-run homer from Alex Verdugo, but it was too late to overcome the Dodgers, who are now on the cusp of the title.
Teams with a 3-0 lead have won the best-of-7 series 39 out of 40 times in Major League Baseball, with the only comeback coming in 2004 by the Boston Red Sox, notably against the Yankees.
Game 4 is set for October 30 (PHL time) in New York.
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