NEW YORK — Advised he had tied a World Sequence report by homering in 5 straight video games, Freddie Freeman grinned.
“Let’s hopefully make it six,” he mentioned.
Freeman put the Los Angeles Dodgers forward 15 pitches into the sport with a two-run homer off Clarke Schmidt, and L.A. beat the New York Yankees 4-2 on Monday night time to take a 3-0 World Sequence lead.
He matched the mark set when George Springer homered in Video games 4 by 7 in 2017 because the Houston Astros beat the Dodgers for the title then hit one other within the 2019 World Sequence opener towards the Washington Nationals.
Freeman homered within the Atlanta Braves’ final two video games towards Houston within the 2021 World Sequence, and he has linked in all three video games of this one. He grew to become the third participant to homer within the first three video games of a World Sequence after Hank Bauer in 1958 and Barry Bonds in 2002.
Freeman sprained his proper ankle on Sept. 26 towards San Diego whereas attempting to keep away from a tag at first base by the Padres’ Luis Arráez and missed the Dodgers’ final three regular-season video games. He did not have any RBIs within the Nationwide League Division Sequence towards San Diego and posted one within the NL Championship Sequence towards the New York Mets.
Freeman did not play within the NLCS finale and had six days off coming into the World Sequence, permitting time for the ankle to get higher.
“We went to Freddie a number of occasions and mentioned, ‘Hey, we acquired you the final two sequence,'” Dodgers teammate Max Muncy mentioned. “That is Freddie telling us, ‘Hey, I acquired you this time.'”
Shohei Ohtani, taking part in two days after partially separating his left shoulder, walked on 4 pitches main off. After Mookie Betts flied out, Freeman drove a excessive cutter with a 1-2 rely about 5 rows deep into the decrease deck in proper area.
An eight-time All-Star and the 2020 NL MVP, the 35-year-old Freeman has three homers and 7 RBIs within the Sequence.
His game-ending, Tenth-inning grand slam in Sport 1 on Friday night time, which gave the Dodgers a 6-3 win, was his first dwelling run since Sept. 16. He adopted Teoscar Hernández for back-to-back homers within the third inning of Sport 2.
“Not shocked he is acting at this stage,” Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned. “He is been excellent within the postseason all through his profession.”
Freeman fouled Tim Hill’s pitch off his proper ankle within the seventh inning.
“That wasn’t superb,” Freeman mentioned. “I am OK. It is only a contusion.”
Freeman is hitting .333 within the Sequence. He’s one win from including a second World Sequence title after the one he earned with Atlanta in 2021.
“I actually simply need to hoist that trophy,” he mentioned. “I do not care how that occurs. I do not care if I am going 0-for-the-next-70 with 70 strikeouts. So long as we win, that is all I care about.”