World championship final game
“No one said it’s going to be easy,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters after Game 2. “It’s a long series, and we need to make it a long series now. We won’t flinch. https://illuminateaustralia.com/ We’ve just got to keep at it.”
The only baseball team ever to come back from down 3-0 in a best-of-seven series is the 2004 Boston Red Sox — against the Yankees. New York needs a miracle at this point. The way the Yankees are playing, it’s difficult to envision what that looks like. — Jeff Passan
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Gavin Lux (9) is safe at home plate as New York Yankees catcher Jose Trevino looks to the infield during the sixth inning in Game 3 of the baseball World Series, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York Yankees starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt walks back to the dugout after throwing against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the second inning in Game 3 of the baseball World Series, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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College world series game
Thanks to timely hitting and excellent pitching, Texas A&M shut out Florida 6-0 to advance to the CWS Finals where it will take on Tennessee. The Aggies got on the board early thanks to four first inning walks that led to two runs. The score remained 2-0 until the top of the fifth inning, but Gavin Grahovac hammered a double into the left-centerfield gap to stretch their lead to 3-0. After another shutout frame by Justin Lamkin (5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K), freshman Caden Sorrell provided the exclamation point with a two-run home run in the sixth.
Following four solid innings from prized southpaw Ryan Prager (4 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 6 K), Evan Aschenbeck eventually slammed the door with seven strikeouts across 2.2 shutout innings. Although little is known about who Texas A&M will throw this afternoon, it is just one win away from its first-ever National Championship.
After Ryan Prager and Mason Moore went punch-for-punch for five innings, Texas A&M broke the scoreless tie in emphatic fashion with five runs in the top of the sixth inning. Hayden Schott and Kaeden Kent both came through with two-run singles, while Ali Camarillo hit an RBI double.
Since 1954, the NCAA Division I baseball tournament field has been split into two qualifying groups: The automatic berths, and the at-large selections. Since 2014, that split sees 30 conference champions receive automatic berths, and 34 teams receive at-large bids, decided by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee.
It was a balanced, well-rounded effort offensively for the Gators who saw seven different players drive in at least one run. In the bottom of the fifth, Donay walloped his second home run of the day while Jac Caglianone in the sixth hit his Florida program-record 75th career home run.
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Rookie Todd Worrell came on to try to close out a title for the Redbirds in the ninth, but Denkinger — the first-base umpire — called Kansas City’s Jorge Orta safe at first on a ground ball, despite video replay clearly showing he was out. Pinch-hitter Dane Iorg would later deliver a bases-loaded single to score two runs and deliver a controversial walk-off win to the Royals, who would complete their comeback from a 3-1 series deficit with an 11-0 win the next evening.
The winning runs scored in the eighth as Game 4 defensive hero Ron Swoboda doubled in Jones with the go-ahead run. Swoboda then scored when Jerry Grote’s grounder was mishandled by first baseman Boog Powell, whose throw to first was then dropped by pitcher Eddie Watt in an unusual double error. Jerry Koosman got the win, his second of the series. With two outs in the top of the ninth inning, Koosman faced Orioles second baseman Davey Johnson (who, coincidentally, later managed the Mets to their second World Series championship in 1986). After taking a pitch of two balls and one strike, Johnson hit a fly-ball out to left field which was caught by Cleon Jones. After a shaky third inning, Koosman settled down to retire 19 of the next 21 batters he faced, giving up a single and a walk.
The 1969 series was the second major upset by a New York team over a Baltimore team in a sport’s championship event in 1969. Earlier in January, the Jets, led by Joe Namath, upset the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in the Super Bowl, which also aired on NBC. Both the Jets and Mets called Shea Stadium home at the time. In addition, the New York Knicks eliminated the Baltimore Bullets from the 1969 NBA Playoffs; they also defeated the Bullets in 1970 en route to their first championship. As a result, New York became the first city to host a World Series and NBA championship within a year’s span.
In the bottom of the tenth, Jerry Grote led off by blooping a double to left. Al Weis was intentionally walked to set up a force play and get to the pitcher’s spot in the lineup. Mets manager Gil Hodges sent J. C. Martin up to hit for Seaver. Martin laid down a sacrifice bunt, but Orioles reliever Pete Richert hit Martin in the wrist with his throw to first, and the ball went down the right field line. Rod Gaspar, running for Grote, came around to score the winning run.
Rookie Todd Worrell came on to try to close out a title for the Redbirds in the ninth, but Denkinger — the first-base umpire — called Kansas City’s Jorge Orta safe at first on a ground ball, despite video replay clearly showing he was out. Pinch-hitter Dane Iorg would later deliver a bases-loaded single to score two runs and deliver a controversial walk-off win to the Royals, who would complete their comeback from a 3-1 series deficit with an 11-0 win the next evening.
The winning runs scored in the eighth as Game 4 defensive hero Ron Swoboda doubled in Jones with the go-ahead run. Swoboda then scored when Jerry Grote’s grounder was mishandled by first baseman Boog Powell, whose throw to first was then dropped by pitcher Eddie Watt in an unusual double error. Jerry Koosman got the win, his second of the series. With two outs in the top of the ninth inning, Koosman faced Orioles second baseman Davey Johnson (who, coincidentally, later managed the Mets to their second World Series championship in 1986). After taking a pitch of two balls and one strike, Johnson hit a fly-ball out to left field which was caught by Cleon Jones. After a shaky third inning, Koosman settled down to retire 19 of the next 21 batters he faced, giving up a single and a walk.
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Looking much healthier after a sprained right ankle slowed him earlier this postseason, Freeman connected for the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history to win a dramatic opener in Los Angeles.
Maybe this one should be more like a half checkmark, but we can at least give the Yankees some credit for getting a few hits and runs from the bottom of the order and not relying entirely on Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton to lead the offense. Granted, Stanton did have 40 percent of their hits in this game, but Anthony Volpe had his first hit of the series (he struck out in his other three at-bats) and Alex Verdugo hit a two-run home run with two outs in the ninth. I mean, at least the Yankees weren’t shut out. That’s good. Right?
In all best-of-7 postseason series, teams taking a 3-0 lead have gone on to win the series 39 of 40 times (98%), including 31 sweepsJust 2 teams down 3-0 have forced a Game 7: 2020 Astros, who lost to the Rays in the ALCS, and the 2004 Red Sox, who beat the Yankees in the ALCS
The Dodgers had runners on first and third with no outs in the fourth but didn’t score. The failed squeeze on the borderline call at home secured the first out. Yankees reliever Nestor Cortes then took over on the mound and struck out Shohei Ohtani and induced a lineout from Mookie Betts to end the inning.
11:44 p.m. — Edman makes a nice spinning throw from shortstop to throw out Torres, and that’ll do it. The Yankees made a last-second attempt to get back in the game, but it was too late. The Dodgers own a 3-0 lead in the World Series, and they’re within one win of a title, while New York is a loss away from being eliminated.