New York had moved closer to getting swept in the World Series when Freddie Freeman hit another first-inning home run.
Volpe, a New York native whose family idolizes the pinstripes going back generations, turned on a knee-high slider and perhaps reshaped the Series, too. His third-inning grand slam sparked the Yankees to an 11-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night that forced a Game 5.
āThe place was shaking. I felt the ground literally shaking,ā Yankees catcher Austin Wells said.
Wells and Gleyber Torres added homers for the Yankees, who broke open the game with a five-run eighth.
New York, which had scored just seven runs in the first three games, had some of its swagger back. Wells spoke after the game wearing a āFully Operational Death Starā Yankees T-shirt, referring to general manager Brian Cashman's 2018 quip.
Fans in the sellout crowd of 49,354 chanted Volpe's name during the ninth inning.
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