Gleyber Torres came through with a huge blast in the bottom of the eighth inning of Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday night to finally give the Yankees some much-needed breathing room as they extended their season by a day with an 11-4 win in The Bronx.
It came after a shaky beginning to the game for Torres, who was hitless in his first four at-bats from the leadoff spot and then made a miscue on defense that helped cost the Yankees a run when they were clinging to a lead in a game they had to win.
His slow toss to Anthony Volpe at second base in the fifth inning allowed the Dodgers to score a run, as the hobbled Freddie Freeman beat out a potential inning-ending double play.
Support authors and subscribe to content
This is premium stuff. Subscribe to read the entire article.
Login if you have purchased
