{"id":1532,"date":"2024-10-30T02:37:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T02:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=1532"},"modified":"2024-10-30T02:37:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T02:37:54","slug":"breaking-5-questions-for-world-series-game-4-with-dodgers-on-verge-of-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=1532","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: 5 questions for World Series Game 4 with Dodgers on verge of sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.mlbstatic.com\/mlb-images\/image\/upload\/t_16x9\/t_w1024\/mlb\/xp03wr4a4mu81n4qfsbt.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>On Friday, the Yankees were one out away from taking a 1-0 lead in this World Series and swiping home-field advantage from the Dodgers. Then Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off grand slam we\u2019ll remember for a long, long time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>The Dodgers have not trailed since.\u00a0Now they\u2019re one win away\u00a0from their eighth World Series championship. The Yankees? They\u2019re one loss away from a dispiriting World Series sweep. This game can turn on you fast.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the five biggest storylines heading into Tuesday\u2019s potential World Series clincher in the Bronx.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p><strong>World Series Game 4: Dodgers at Yankees (LAD up 3-0)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>8:08 p.m. ET, FOX<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/stories\/game-preview\/775297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>SP: TBD (Dodgers) vs. Luis Gil (Yankees)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p><strong>1) Can the MVP get the crowd back into this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>Take it from someone who attended every single game in the Bronx during the 2009 World Series: Yankee Stadium is usually a lot louder than this. There were occasional moments Monday night when Yankees fans got going a little bit,\u00a0but after Freeman\u2019s first-inning home run, there was a clear lid on the place they were never able to blast through.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019ll happen when your team doesn\u2019t score a run until the ninth inning and your superstar, your beloved MVP, goes 0-for-3 again. (It is becoming actively painful to watch those slow-motion closeups of Aaron Judge\u2019s face after his at-bats.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part video\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContainer-sc-1t1lmmv-0 jiNMQU\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContent-sc-1t1lmmv-1 fvEQJr\">\n<div id=\"media-field-view-freddie-freeman-s-two-run-home-run-x6355-wrapper\" class=\"Styles__VideoPlayerContainer-t94iyc-0 XOHMa\">\n<div id=\"media-field-view-freddie-freeman-s-two-run-home-run-x6355-container\" class=\"mediaPlaybackstyle__MediaPlaybackDiv-sc-1ytvz97-0 ieUyYe\">\n<div class=\"app\">\n<div id=\"media-field-view-freddie-freeman-s-two-run-home-run-x6355-container-192d733ee21-2\" class=\"media-player\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"MLB Media Player\">\n<p><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"scrim\" src=\"https:\/\/img.mlbstatic.com\/mlb-images\/image\/upload\/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg,dpr_3.0\/mlb\/yatur65mncx0yynsykrt\" alt=\"Field View: Freddie Freeman's two-run home run\" \/><\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"me6a5b\" class=\"minute-container\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay-metadata player-med\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Field View: Freddie Freeman&#8217;s two-run home run<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>Really, nothing much in this series has gone right for the Yankees since Freeman\u2019s Game 1 heroics, and Yankee Stadium reflected that Monday night. These are still terrific fans who have waited 15 years to see a World Series game again.<\/p>\n<p>But you\u2019ve got to give them something to cheer. Maybe Judge will hit a homer to provide some hope and light the place up again. But you know when it\u2019s tough to get the fire lit? When you\u2019re down 3-0 in a series<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part video\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContainer-sc-1t1lmmv-0 jiNMQU\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContent-sc-1t1lmmv-1 fvEQJr\">\n<div id=\"media-aaron-judge-receives-standing-ovation-in-game-3-wrapper\" class=\"Styles__VideoPlayerContainer-t94iyc-0 XOHMa\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"media-aaron-judge-receives-standing-ovation-in-game-3-container\" class=\"mediaPlaybackstyle__MediaPlaybackDiv-sc-1ytvz97-0 ieUyYe\">\n<div class=\"app\">\n<div id=\"media-aaron-judge-receives-standing-ovation-in-game-3-container-192d733f120-4\" class=\"media-player\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"MLB Media Player\">\n<p><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/button><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"scrim\" src=\"https:\/\/img.mlbstatic.com\/mlb-images\/image\/upload\/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg,dpr_3.0\/mlb\/ydwpfm7owhzcwuxayxez\" alt=\"Aaron Judge receives standing ovation in Game 3\" \/><\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"mee8ec\" class=\"minute-container\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay-metadata player-med\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Aaron Judge receives standing ovation in Game 3<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p><strong>2) Can the Dodgers navigate another bullpen game?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>The last time the Dodgers went with a bullpen game, like they plan to do in Game 4, they clinched the NLCS against the Mets, with Michael Kopech leading a brigade of seven pitchers. It should be noted that the reason the Dodgers won that game was not because their bullpen strategy went so smoothly.<\/p>\n<p>They allowed 11 hits, six walks and five earned runs, with five of the seven pitchers giving up one apiece. No, the reason the Dodgers won that game was because they scored 10 runs themselves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part video\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContainer-sc-1t1lmmv-0 jiNMQU\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContent-sc-1t1lmmv-1 fvEQJr\">\n<div id=\"media-michael-kopech-in-play-out-s-to-gleyber-torres-m9o9yh-wrapper\" class=\"Styles__VideoPlayerContainer-t94iyc-0 XOHMa\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"media-michael-kopech-in-play-out-s-to-gleyber-torres-m9o9yh-container\" class=\"mediaPlaybackstyle__MediaPlaybackDiv-sc-1ytvz97-0 ieUyYe\">\n<div class=\"app\">\n<div id=\"media-michael-kopech-in-play-out-s-to-gleyber-torres-m9o9yh-container-192d733f497-6\" class=\"media-player\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"MLB Media Player\">\n<p><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/button><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"scrim\" src=\"https:\/\/img.mlbstatic.com\/mlb-images\/image\/upload\/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg,dpr_3.0\/mlb\/nfg2ztvrmw6jdg31epl1\" alt=\"Michael Kopech secures Dodgers' Game 3 win\" \/><\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"mce266\" class=\"minute-container\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay-metadata player-med\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Michael Kopech secures Dodgers&#8217; Game 3 win<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>The bullpen game before that? It went worse, in a 7-3 NLCS Game 2 loss, with the Mets scoring five in the second inning off Landon Knack. It really has only gone well once, and it went\u00a0<em>very<\/em>\u00a0well, with the Dodgers staving off elimination in Game 4 of the NLDS against the Padres, with eight different pitchers combining on an 8-0 shutout.<\/p>\n<p>That success encouraged the Dodgers, who of course only have three starting pitchers left standing, to keep trying it. They\u2019ll do so here again, more because of a lack of other options. Can manager Dave Roberts push the right buttons to get them through it?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>Of course, if the Dodgers score 10 runs again, it\u2019ll be a moot point; they\u2019ll clinch this series just like they did the last one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p><strong>3) How tough is it to put Gil in this spot?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>You can understand why Yankees manager Aaron Boone might have considered pitching Gerrit Cole in Game 4 on short rest. He was, after all, fantastic in Game 1, throwing six innings and giving up just one run. (He even only threw 88 pitches.) It must have been tempting.<\/p>\n<p>But even facing elimination, you can see why he would go with a fully rested Gil. The history of pitchers going on short rest isn\u2019t great, and if the Yankees are going to get this series back to Los Angeles, they\u2019re going to need to win a theoretical Game 5 (started by a fully rested Cole) anyway. (Plus, as Boone noted, it\u2019s a lot to ask of Cole after an injury-plagued season.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part video\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContainer-sc-1t1lmmv-0 jiNMQU\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContent-sc-1t1lmmv-1 fvEQJr\">\n<div id=\"media-luis-gil-talks-starting-game-4-and-more-wrapper\" class=\"Styles__VideoPlayerContainer-t94iyc-0 XOHMa\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"media-luis-gil-talks-starting-game-4-and-more-container\" class=\"mediaPlaybackstyle__MediaPlaybackDiv-sc-1ytvz97-0 ieUyYe\">\n<div class=\"app\">\n<div id=\"media-luis-gil-talks-starting-game-4-and-more-container-192d733f915-8\" class=\"media-player\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"MLB Media Player\">\n<p><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/button><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"scrim\" src=\"https:\/\/img.mlbstatic.com\/mlb-images\/image\/upload\/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg,dpr_3.0\/mlb\/nmkuo9cvn4p5dakvvgfj\" alt=\"Luis Gil talks starting Game 4 and more\" \/><\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"mc3823\" class=\"minute-container\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay-metadata player-med\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Luis Gil talks starting Game 4 and more<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>But that means the Yankees\u2019 entire season is now resting on Gil\u2019s shoulders on Tuesday night. And no offense to Gil here, but that\u2019s awfully risky.<\/p>\n<p>He has only pitched one game this entire postseason, and while he did fine enough, giving up two runs in four innings, he did walk three and all told was pretty fortunate. He also hasn\u2019t pitched in 10 days \u2013 after having 19 days off before his previous start \u2013 and oh yeah, he\u2019s a rookie (albeit a 26-year-old rookie) who walked the most batters in the Majors this season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>If Gil, with the whole world watching, has a bad night, the Yankees\u2019 season is going to be over. And he\u2019s, of course, facing a team that has been on an absolute heater at the plate and will wait him out if he can\u2019t find the zone. Good luck, kid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p><strong>4) Is Shohei really all right out there?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>It was exciting to learn that Shohei Ohtani, after subluxating his left shoulder while being thrown out trying to steal at the end of Game 2, was\u00a0going to be in the starting lineup for Game 3.<\/p>\n<p>But now that we\u2019ve watched him come to the plate five times \u2026 are we sure Shohei should be playing right now? Ohtani\u2019s swings have been awkward and halting; he hasn\u2019t hit the ball hard even once and he seems to be in rather obvious pain anytime he swings and misses. (Even so, he did reach base twice, on a walk and hit-by-pitch.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part video\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContainer-sc-1t1lmmv-0 jiNMQU\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContent-sc-1t1lmmv-1 fvEQJr\">\n<div id=\"media-shohei-ohtani-walks-koyl61-wrapper\" class=\"Styles__VideoPlayerContainer-t94iyc-0 XOHMa\">\n<div id=\"media-shohei-ohtani-walks-koyl61-container\" class=\"mediaPlaybackstyle__MediaPlaybackDiv-sc-1ytvz97-0 ieUyYe\">\n<div class=\"app\">\n<div id=\"media-shohei-ohtani-walks-koyl61-container-192d734016c-10\" class=\"media-player\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"MLB Media Player\">\n<p><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/button><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"scrim\" src=\"https:\/\/img.mlbstatic.com\/mlb-images\/image\/upload\/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg,dpr_3.0\/mlb\/zsw02uavtsz9vf48wcfa\" alt=\"Shohei Ohtani walks, clutches his arm\" \/><\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"m67bd3\" class=\"minute-container\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay-metadata player-med\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Shohei Ohtani walks, clutches his arm<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that Ohtani, even when he\u2019s not 100%, is better than most players who are, and while that might be true, this looks like a very diminished Ohtani right now. You can understand why he\u2019d play anyway, in a game that could win him his first World Series ring. But if he does, it might be best to temper one\u2019s expectations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part video\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContainer-sc-1t1lmmv-0 jiNMQU\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContent-sc-1t1lmmv-1 fvEQJr\">\n<div id=\"media-shohei-ohtani-gives-an-update-on-his-shoulder-wrapper\" class=\"Styles__VideoPlayerContainer-t94iyc-0 XOHMa\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"media-shohei-ohtani-gives-an-update-on-his-shoulder-container\" class=\"mediaPlaybackstyle__MediaPlaybackDiv-sc-1ytvz97-0 ieUyYe\">\n<div class=\"app\">\n<div id=\"media-shohei-ohtani-gives-an-update-on-his-shoulder-container-192d7340396-12\" class=\"media-player\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"MLB Media Player\">\n<p><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/button><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"scrim\" src=\"https:\/\/img.mlbstatic.com\/mlb-images\/image\/upload\/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg,dpr_3.0\/mlb\/ni1gkf1gsune9lxpic5w\" alt=\"Shohei Ohtani gives an update on his shoulder\" \/><\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"m983b2\" class=\"minute-container\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay-metadata player-med\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Shohei Ohtani gives an update on his shoulder<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p><strong>5) Is this the night for the Dodgers?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>It was, unquestionably, very cool when the Dodgers won the World Series, as the home team in Arlington, Texas, back in 2020. It was also an incredible achievement, considering how taxing that season was on everybody. But still: You can understand why that title has never quite had the\u00a0<em>oomph<\/em>\u00a0that Dodgers fans, who had waited since 1988 to win a World Series before that, might have wanted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part video\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContainer-sc-1t1lmmv-0 jiNMQU\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContent-sc-1t1lmmv-1 fvEQJr\">\n<div id=\"media-dodgers-win-the-2020-world-series-wrapper\" class=\"Styles__VideoPlayerContainer-t94iyc-0 XOHMa\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"media-dodgers-win-the-2020-world-series-container\" class=\"mediaPlaybackstyle__MediaPlaybackDiv-sc-1ytvz97-0 ieUyYe\">\n<div class=\"app\">\n<div id=\"media-dodgers-win-the-2020-world-series-container-192d73406bf-14\" class=\"media-player\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"MLB Media Player\">\n<p><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/button><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"scrim\" src=\"https:\/\/img.mlbstatic.com\/mlb-images\/image\/private\/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg,dpr_3.0\/mlb\/m3nm76xfy98jxj8kfy47\" alt=\"Dodgers win the 2020 World Series\" \/><\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"mdc72f\" class=\"minute-container\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay-metadata player-med\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Dodgers win the 2020 World Series<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>Well, you want some oomph? How about sweeping the Yankees out of the World Series and clinching it in the Bronx? The Dodgers have endured a tumultuous season, with all sorts of roadblocks and potholes from the very first games played in Seoul, South Korea, to a cavalcade of injuries, to near-elimination in San Diego \u2026 now to being one game away from a World Series title.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers can do this tonight. They\u2019ve come this far. Might as well finish this off right now, no?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, the Yankees were one out away from taking a 1-0 lead in this World Series and swiping home-field advantage from the Dodgers. 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