Freddie Freeman homers again for Dodgers early in Game 4 to set a pair of World Series records
NEW YORK (AP) — Freddie Freeman broke a pair of World Series records Tuesday night when he homered yet again for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 against the New York Yankees.The slugger laced a two-run shot to right field in the first inning for the second consecutive night, making him the first player to go deep in the first four games of a World Series. The run began with his walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning of Game 1.Freeman also became the lone player to homer in six straight World Series games — his streak dates back to the 2021 championship he won with Atlanta against Houston.George Springer went deep in five consecutive Series games for the Astros from 2017-19. He is the only hitter besides Freeman to connect in four consecutive games during one World Series, doing it in Games 4 through 7 in 2017 against the Dodgers before hitting another home run in the 2019 opener versus Washington. The only other players to homer in the first three games of a World Series were Yankees outfielder Hank Bauer (1958)…
30 Oct 01:42 · iNFOnews.ca