Freddie Freeman homers in 5th straight World Series game
Told he had tied a World Series record by homering in five straight games, Freddie Freeman grinned.
"Let's hopefully make it six," he said.
Freeman put the Los Angeles Dodgers ahead 15 pitches into the game with a two-run homer off Clarke Schmidt, and L.A. beat the New York Yankees 4-2 on Monday night to take a 3-0 World Series lead.
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He matched the mark set when George Springer homered in Games 4 through 7 in 2017 as the Houston Astros beat the Dodgers for the title then hit another in the 2019 World Series opener against the Washington Nationals.
Freeman homered in the Atlanta Braves' last two games against Houston in the 2021 World Series, and he has connected in all three games of this one. He became the third player to homer in the first three games of a World Series after Hank Bauer in 1958 and Barry Bonds in 2002.
Freeman sprained his right ankle on Sept. 26 against San Diego while trying to avoid a tag at first base by the Padres' Luis Arráez and missed the Dodgers' last three regular-season games. He didn't have any RBIs in the National League Division Series against San Diego and posted one in the NL Championship Series against the New York Mets.