NEW YORK (AP) — Freddie Freeman broke a pair of World Series records Tuesday night when he homered once again for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 against the New York Yankees.

The slugger hit a two-run shot to right field in the first inning for the second straight night, making him the first player to go deep in the first four games of a World Series. The streak began with his walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning of Game 1.

Freeman also became the only player to hit a home run in six consecutive World Series games; his streak dates back to the 2021 championship he won with Atlanta against Houston.

George Springer He went deep in five consecutive Series games for the Astros between 2017 and 2019. He is the only batter other than Freeman to hit four consecutive games during a World Series, doing so in Games 4 through 7 in 2017 against the Dodgers before of hitting another home run in the 2019 opener against Washington.

The only other players to hit home runs in the first three games of a World Series were Yankees outfielder Hank Bauer (1958) and Giants slugger Barry Bonds (2002).

After a one-out double Mookie BettingFreeman lined up a 2-1 slider from the rookie starter luis gil over the short porch in right field at Yankee Stadium for the 14th home run of his postseason career.

The ball landed in the first rows of seats, a little to the left of the 314-foot sign in the corner, and an animated Freeman shouted excitedly toward the Dodgers dugout as he circled the bases.

His hit came on the 15th pitch of the game and put Los Angeles ahead 2-0, the same as Monday night, when Freeman homered to right field. Clarke Schmidt.

That gave the eight-time All-Star a home run in five consecutive Series games.

“Hopefully it’ll be six,” Freeman said after a 4-2 victory in Game 3.

Los Angeles held a 3-0 Series lead entering Game 4, and needed a win for its second championship in five years and the franchise’s eighth overall.

Looking much healthier after a sprained right ankle slowed him earlier this postseason, Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history to win a dramatic opener in Los Angeles.

Freeman, the 2020 NL MVP with the Braves, missed three games during the NL playoffs this year due to ankle discomfort. Coming into the World Series, he had one RBI and no extra-base hits this postseason before hitting a triple in his first appearance in Game 1.

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