Yankees' Volpe 'blacked out' after clutch grand slam
Anthony Volpe was the hero of Game 4 as the New York Yankees avoided a World Series sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Volpe put the Yankees ahead in the third inning with a two-out grand slam off Dodgers right-hander Daniel Hudson.
Storybook stuff from Anthony Volpe 📖 #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/0OSE7jIdPy
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"I pretty much blacked out as soon as I saw it go over the fence," Volpe said postgame, according to SNY. "We just wanted to keep putting pressure on them, and I think everyone had confidence in everyone in the lineup, that someone was going to get the big hit."
Big night for @Yankees and @Volpe_Anthony! pic.twitter.com/AaK1t9elM4
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Volpe joined Yogi Berra as the only Yankees ever to have multiple extra-base hits and at least four RBIs in a World Series elimination game, according to MLB.com's Sarah Langs.
New York @Yankees SS @Volpe_Anthony joins our show to talk about his huge grand slam and performance in #WorldSeries Game 4!@KevinBurkhardt | @AROD | @DavidOrtiz | @DerekJeter pic.twitter.com/m4ud4dmum3
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"It just felt like a big exhale in the dugout," Yankees outfielder Alex Verdugo said of Volpe's heroics, per SNY. "Everybody could play free and easy again."
The Yankees will look to force a Game 6 on Wednesday.