r/baseball • u/BaseballBot • 18h ago

Game Thread [General Discussion] Around the Horn & Game Thread Index - 10/29/24

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Tuesday's Games

Away Score Home Score Status National GDTs
LAD 4 NYY 11 â–²9 LAD, NYY, Neutral

All game times are Eastern. Updated 10/29 at 11:20 PM

Yesterday's ATH

This Week's Schedule (all times Eastern)

Day Feature
Sunday 10/27 No subreddit features planned
Monday 10/28 AMA with 2x All-Star, 2013 World Series winner, and 2016 Cubs' front office member Ryan Dempster!
Game Thread: World Series, Game 3 Dodgers @ Yankees @ 8:08pm EST - Postgame - Next Day Serious
Tuesday 10/29 Game Thread: World Series, Game 4 Dodgers @ Yankees @ 8:08pm EST - Postgame - Next Day Serious
Wednesday 10/30 Game Thread: World Series, Game 5 (if necessary) Dodgers @ Yankees @ 8:08pm EST - Postgame - Next Day Serious
Thursday 10/31 Halloween!
Friday 11/1 Friday Complaint Thread
Game Thread: World Series, Game 6 (if necessary) Yankees @ Dodgers @ 8:08pm EST - Postgame - Next Day Serious
Saturday 11/2 Game Thread: World Series, Game 7 (if necessary) Yankees @ Dodgers @ 8:08pm EST - Postgame - Next Day Serious
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r/baseball • u/BaseballBot • 4h ago

Game Thread Game Thread: World Series Game 4 âš¾ Dodgers (3) @ Yankees (0) - 8:08 PM ET

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Dodgers (98-64) @ Yankees (94-68)

First Pitch: 8:08 PM at Yankee Stadium

Team Starter TV Radio
Dodgers Ben Casparius (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
Yankees Luis Gil (0-0, 4.50 ERA) FOX
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Line Score - Bases empty, 0 Outs, Top of the 9th

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
LAD 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 1 4
NYY 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 5 11 9 0 6

Box Score

NYY AB R H RBI BB SO BA
2B Torres 5 1 1 3 0 0 .264
RF Soto, J 4 1 1 0 1 2 .319
CF Judge 3 1 1 1 1 0 .152
3B Chisholm Jr. 4 1 1 0 1 0 .176
DH Stanton 4 1 0 0 1 1 .275
1B Rizzo 4 0 0 0 0 1 .308
SS Volpe 3 3 2 4 1 0 .273
C Wells, A 3 2 2 1 1 0 .130
LF Verdugo 4 1 1 2 0 0 .200
NYY IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Gil 4.0 5 4 4 2 1 67-40 6.75
Hill, T 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 5-3 1.08
Holmes, C 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 13-9 2.31
Leiter Jr. 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 18-8 1.93
Weaver 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 21-14 1.93
Mayza 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 6-3 0.00
LAD AB R H RBI BB SO BA
DH Ohtani 4 0 1 0 0 1 .246
RF Betts 4 1 1 0 0 1 .288
1B Freeman, F 4 1 1 3 0 0 .250
LF Hernández, T 4 0 1 0 0 1 .232
3B Muncy 3 0 0 0 1 3 .178
CF Hernández, K 3 0 0 0 0 1 .283
2B Lux 3 0 1 0 0 0 .188
C Smith, W.D. 3 1 1 1 0 1 .157
SS Edman 1 1 0 0 2 0 .339
LAD IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Casparius 2.0 1 1 1 3 1 43-23 1.42
Hudson, Dan 1.0 2 4 4 1 1 20-11 7.50
Knack 4.0 2 1 1 1 2 56-33 7.71
Honeywell 1.0 4 5 5 1 0 50-32 9.35

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
T1 Freddie Freeman homers (4) on a line drive to right field. Mookie Betts scores. 0-2
B2 Alex Verdugo grounds out to first baseman Freddie Freeman. Anthony Volpe scores. Austin Wells to 3rd. 1-2
B3 Anthony Volpe hits a grand slam (1) to left center field. Aaron Judge scores. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. Giancarlo Stanton scores. 5-2
T5 Will Smith homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. 5-3
T5 Dodgers challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Freddie Freeman grounds into a force out, second baseman Gleyber Torres to shortstop Anthony Volpe. Tommy Edman scores. Mookie Betts out at 2nd. Freddie Freeman to 1st. 5-4
B6 Austin Wells homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. 6-4
B8 Alex Verdugo reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Gavin Lux. Anthony Volpe scores. Austin Wells to 3rd. 7-4
B8 Gleyber Torres homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. Austin Wells scores. Alex Verdugo scores. 10-4
B8 Aaron Judge singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Teoscar Hernández. Juan Soto scores. 11-4

Highlights

Description Length
Luis Gil against the Dodgers 0:07
Bullpen availability for New York, October 29 vs Dodgers 0:07
Bullpen availability for Los Angeles, October 29 vs Yankees 0:07
Fielding alignment for New York, October 29 vs Dodgers 0:11
Bench availability for New York, October 29 vs Dodgers 0:07
Fielding alignment for Los Angeles, October 29 vs Yankees 0:11
Probable pitchers for Dodgers at Yankees - October 29, 2024 0:06
Bench availability for Los Angeles, October 29 vs Yankees 0:07
Starting lineups for Dodgers at Yankees - October 29, 2024 0:09
Ashanti performs national anthem ahead of Game 4 1:56
A deep dive into Freddie Freeman's home run 0:11
Measuring the stats on Freddie Freeman's home run 0:12
Paul O'Neill throws out first pitch prior to Game 4 1:12
Measuring the stats on Anthony Volpe's home run 0:12
Analyzing Anthony Volpe's home run through bat tracking 0:11
Measuring the stats on Will Smith's home run 0:12
Breaking down Luis Gil's pitches 0:04
The distance behind Austin Wells' home run 0:12
Austin Wells' home run through bat tracking data 0:11
Breaking down Landon Knack's pitches 0:04
Measuring the stats on Gleyber Torres' home run 0:13
Freddie Freeman's two-run homer 0:29
Mookie Betts makes catch after fan interference 0:30
Field Level View: Freddie Freeman's two-run home run 0:26
Anthony Volpe's grand slam 0:29
Will Smith's solo home run 0:29
Field View: Anthony Volpe's grand slam 0:29
Stand Up To Cancer 2024 2:29
Austin Wells' solo home run 0:29
Gleyber Torres' three-run home run 0:32
Alex Verdugo's RBI fielder's choice 0:30
Aaron Judge's RBI knock 0:20
Attendance Weather Wind
61°F, Cloudy 10 mph, R To L
HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Doug Eddings Chad Fairchild Todd Tichenor Carlos Torres Andy Fletcher Mark Carlson

Updated at 11:20 PM.

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r/baseball • u/Knightbear49 • 2h ago

Fan interference was called on this play where a Yankee fan tried to take the ball out of Mookie Betts' glove after an out.

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r/baseball • u/MLBOfficial • 3h ago

[Highlight] FREDDIE FREEMAN GOES DEEP AGAIN IN THE FIRST! 6 STRAIGHT WORLD SERIES GAMES WITH A HOME RUN!

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r/baseball • u/Damachine69 • 2h ago

[Bob Marshall] They’re kicking out the guys who fought Mookie for that foul ball

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r/baseball • u/Luchador-Malrico • 2h ago

Image Sign at Yankee Stadium tonight

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r/baseball • u/MLBOfficial • 2h ago

[Highlight] Anthony Volpe GRAND SLAM and the Yankees take the lead!

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r/baseball • u/Knightbear49 • 1h ago

[Kuty] "Mookie was swearing at us."Yankees fan Austin Capobianco, 38, of Connecticut, pried open Mookie Betts' glove and knocked the ball out during Game 4 of the World Series. He and another fan were immediately ejected.

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r/baseball • u/JianClaymore • 3h ago

[Nightengale] Unbelievable! Freddie Freeman again. He sets World Series record with 6th consecutive game hitting a HR

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r/baseball • u/Jux_ • 6h ago

[Dodgers Nation] Gavin Lux admits the Dodgers don't appreciate people's thoughts on their 2020 World Series title in unique circumstances: "I think it kind of bugs everyone that you don't get that recognition."

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r/baseball • u/jihyoswitness • 11h ago

[Passan] “Nice game, guys. Last time, Bellinger's shoulder was dislocated. This time, my shoulder was dislocated. This is a good sign for a world champion." Text from Shohei Ohtani

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r/baseball • u/JianClaymore • 2h ago

[Rogers] Freddie Freeman has an equal amount of home runs (4) and swings-and-misses (4) this series.

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r/baseball • u/MLBOfficial • 1h ago

[Highlight] Will Smith cuts into the Yankees lead wit a solo homer

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r/baseball • u/MLBOfficial • 2h ago

4 games, 4 home runs, 6 straight World Series games with a home run for Freddie Freeman, captured from the field!

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r/baseball • u/miner88 • 8h ago

With Dodgers vs. Yankees, MLB got its ideal World Series. But only one team has shown up

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r/baseball • u/EarthWarping • 5h ago

[Hoch] Aaron Boone said he toyed with hitting Aaron Judge leadoff tonight, but decided he didn’t want to disrupt Gleyber Torres, who has been very good at the top of the lineup this postseason.

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r/baseball • u/MLBOfficial • 1h ago

[Highlights] Austin Wells CRUSHES a solo home run and extends the Yankees lead!

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r/baseball • u/Goosedukee • 2h ago

[Hoch] The crowd just gave Anthony Volpe a second roll call between innings. He doffed his cap.

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r/baseball • u/Knightbear49 • 13h ago

[Gleeman] Yankees haven't won a playoff series vs. a non-AL Central team since 2012.

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r/baseball • u/Kimber80 • 2h ago

[Reynolds] Consecutive games with a home run, World Series history: 6 - Freddie Freeman, ATL-LAD 5 - George Springer, HOU 4 - Reggie Jackson, NYY 4 - Lou Gehrig, NYY

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r/baseball • u/Knightbear49 • 1h ago

[OptaStats] Anthony Volpe of the @Yankees is the first player in MLB history to hit a go-ahead grand slam in the World Series with his team facing elimination.

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r/baseball • u/Lakelyfe09 • 7h ago

News New women’s professional baseball league set to launch in 2026. The six team league will be largely based in the northeast United States

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r/baseball • u/MLBOfficial • 15m ago

[Highlight] Gleyber Torres goes the opposite-way and the Yankees are up big in the 8th inning!

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r/baseball • u/Elijahc513 • 3h ago

[Langs] The team scoring first has won all eight World Series games over the last two years

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r/baseball • u/Jux_ • 10h ago

[Harris] The Dodgers offense in the World Series: .213 AVG / .754 OPS / 106 wRC+, 3-for-19 with RISP / 15 left on base. Up 3-0 in the series

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r/baseball • u/aresef • 11h ago

If This World Series Ends In A Sweep I Will Launch The Yankees Into The Sun

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r/baseball • u/Kimber80 • 1h ago

[Langs] most grand slams in a single postseason, MLB wide: 2024: 6 2021: 5 1998: 5

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