World Series score: Yankees vs. Dodgers live updates as Anthony Volpe grand slam in Game 4 gives New York life

Tuesday's Game 4 of the 2024 World Series finds the host New York Yankees on the verge of being swept and the Los Angeles Dodgers one win away from the eighth world championship in franchise history. The Yankees haven't been swept in the World Series since the Reds victimized them in 1976. The Dodgers, meantime, haven't swept a World Series since 1963, when they bounced, yes, the Yankees in the minimum four games.

As for the longer view, of the 40 teams to be down 0-3 in a best-of-seven postseason series in Major League Baseball, only one team has come back to win the series in question. That team was the 2004 Red Sox, who defied the odds and won the ALCS versus the Yankees. Current Dodgers manager Dave Roberts notched a critical stolen base in Game 4 of that series.

As for the current series, the Dodgers in Game 4 will conduct a bullpen game, as they've done on multiple occasions this postseason on account of their injury-compromised rotation. The Yankees have made a lineup change for more righty-lefty balance in the order. The left-handed hitting Jazz Chisholm Jr. will bat cleanup in Game 4, with Giancarlo Stanton moved down to the No. 5 hole. On the mound, the Yankees will counter by starting rookie right-hander Luis Gil.

Stop us if you've heard this one before, but Freddie Freeman got the scoring started with a two-run home run in the first inning, his fourth in this World Series. The Yankees got a run back in the second and in the third, Anthony Volpe parked a grand slam into left field to give New York its first lead since Game 1.

We at CBS Sports will be here throughout Game 4 for live updates, highlights, and running commentary. You can find that just below.

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Landon Knack is coming in to "chew up" some outs, as Dave Roberts put it before the game.

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Yankees flashing some leather this inning

Anthony Rizzo stepped up on the barrier to make a catch in foul territory and Volpe made a nifty play at short to get a force at second. 

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Volpe chants now in Yankee Stadium. This place just came alive in 0.2 seconds and it's electric again.

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Volpe grand slam

The Yankees have been waiting for three-plus games for a big swing. Anthony Volpe just provided it. Grand slam into the left field seats. Yankee Stadium is shaking. It's 5-2 Yankees through three innings.

That is Volpe's first home run this postseason and thus his first career postseason homer. Couldn't have picked a better time for it. That is also the first postseason grand slam for the Yankees since Tino Martinez's grand slam in the 1998 World Series.

Daniel Hudson shot himself in the foot that inning. He loaded the bases on a hit by pitch, a single off the wall, a walk (after hitting Stanton earlier in the at-bat), then served up the two-out grand slam. The Dodgers have walked four batters and hit another in three innings.

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There is one out. The bases are full of Yankees for Anthony Rizzo. A Yankees first baseman has not hit a home run since July 31. If that drought is ever gonna end, there's no better time.

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Stanton got hit by a pitch on the hand, but he also took a half swing, so it's a strike. Ouch, literally and figuratively.

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The Dodgers now have Landon Knack up in the bullpen. I assumed Brent Honeywell would be the long guy but it appears Knack might be. 

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Judge is on base for the second time. He has been walked and now hit by a pitch. At least he's getting on.

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It would behoove the Yankees to score here. It's Soto/Judge/Jazz/Giancarlo against Daniel Hudson, who is good but not overpowering. The high-leverage guys are probably in next time the order gets here.

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Daniel Hudson is the second Dodgers pitcher of the night.

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Freddie Freeman made an out. 

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2-1 Dodgers in the third

The first few innings have been ... eventful.

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Volpe scored soon after, but this is an egregious mistake on the bases. 

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Yankees get one on a groundout but that's it. It is 2-1 Dodgers through two.

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Yankees in business?

Austin Wells doubled to center, but Anthony Volpe only got from second to third while hanging for the fly ball result. He probabaly should've been sent home to score, but here we are. Two on, one out.

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34 pitches and 15 strikes for Mr. Casparius.

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The natives are getting restless.

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An unorthodox 3-6 double play to end the second inning. Line out to Rizzo at first, who doubled the runner off second.

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After one inning, the Dodgers have a 64.7% chance of winning Game 4 and completing the sweep. 

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The Dodgers got a big home run in the first. The Yankees left two men on base. Rinse, repeat. 

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Runners on second and third for Giancarlo Stanton. Two outs. Buckle up.

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Judge walks

Aaron Judge drew a walk in his final plate appearances last night. It was his first unintentional walk since Game 1 of the ALCS. That is decidedly not Aaron Judge. When he slumps during the regular season, he still walks. Judge just walked in his first plate appearance of Game 4. The Yankees have two on with one out. Chisholm, not Stanton is up.

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Fan interference

Rarely will you see a more egregious example than this one: 

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They called Torres out (because Mookie made the catch). I assume that fan is being ejected and banned from the stadium.

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Hoo boy. Mookie just ventured into foul territory to catch a ball over the wall, and a fan literally ripped the ball from his glove.

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Freeman is now batting .385/.429/1.462 in this World Series.

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Freddie Freeman makes history, homers again

Freddie Freeman has now homered in six consecutive World Series games and all four World Series games this year. He is the first player to ever do so. 

That one was "only" 343 feet, but it was a rocket of a line drive, topping 106 miles per hour. Freeman now has 14 career playoff home runs, including the six we already mentioned that came in various World Series. As a reminder, before this series, he hadn't homered since Sept. 16. He hadn't even recorded an extra-base hit since Sept. 26. He had gone 1 for his last 15. Just a ridiculous turn. 

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