Freddie Freeman homers in fifth straight World Series game, ties George Springer's record

Freddie Freeman tied George Springer’s grounds of homering successful 5 consecutive World Series games, hitting a two-run thrust disconnected nan New York Yankees’ Clarke Schmidt successful nan first inning to put nan Los Angeles Dodgers up 2-0 successful World Series Game 3

NEW YORK -- Freddie Freeman tied George Springer's grounds of homering successful 5 consecutive World Series games, hitting a two-run thrust disconnected nan New York Yankees' Clarke Schmidt successful nan first inning to put nan Los Angeles Dodgers up 2-0 successful Game 3 connected Monday night.

Seeking its 2nd title successful 5 years, nan Dodgers entered pinch a 2-0 lead successful nan best-of-seven series.

Shohei Ohtani, playing 2 days aft partially separating his near shoulder, walked connected 4 pitches starring off. After Mookie Betts flied out, Freeman drove a precocious cutter pinch a 1-2 count astir 5 rows heavy into nan little platform successful correct field.

Freeman homered successful Atlanta’s past 2 games against Houston successful nan 2021 World Series, and he has connected successful each 3 games of this one. An eight-time All-Star and nan 2020 NL MVP, nan 35-year-old Freeman has 7 RBIs successful nan Series.

Freeman sprained his correct ankle connected Sept. 26 against San Diego while trying to debar a tag astatine first guidelines by San Diego’s Luis Arráez and missed nan Dodgers’ past 3 regular-season games.

His game-ending, 10th-inning expansive slam successful Game 1 connected Friday night, which gave nan Dodgers a 6-3 win, was his first location tally since Sept. 16. He followed Teoscar Hernández for back-to-back homers successful nan 3rd inning of Game 2.

Springer homered successful Games 4 done 7 successful 2017 arsenic nan Astros hit nan Dodgers for nan title, past deed different successful nan 2019 opener against Washington.

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