Dodgers vs. Yankees World Series Betting Preview Game 5

The LA Dodgers take on the New York Yankees in the Bronx for a Game 5 after New York managed to extend the World Series.

Fifteen years after little Anthony Volpe watched the Yankees parade with the World Series trophy, he saved their season and kept alive hopes for an improbable title.

New York had moved closer to getting swept in the World Series when Freddie Freeman hit another first-inning home run.

Volpe, a New York native whose family idolizes the pinstripes going back generations, turned on a knee-high slider and perhaps reshaped the Series, too. His third-inning grand slam sparked the Yankees to an 11-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night that forced a Game 5.

“The place was shaking. I felt the ground literally shaking,” Yankees catcher Austin Wells said.

Wells and Gleyber Torres added homers for the Yankees, who broke open the game with a five-run eighth.

For Wednesday's game, the Yankees open as a -135 favorite with the line moving to -142.  Action was mostly around 70% on New York.

Baseball odds also featured a total of 8 or 8.5 depending on the book.  Some opened on the 8.5 and moved to 8 while others opened at 8 and moved to 8.5 during the course of Wednesday.

Yankees career statistics vs. Dodgers scheduled starter Jack Flaherty are ..293 having knocked him around a bit.

Anthony Rizzo is 10 for 23 off of him with 6 RBIs and 3 homers.

Los Angeles Dodgers career statistics vs. Gerrit Cole are .257.

Freddie Freeman has two RBIs off him out of 23 tries.  Mookie Betts has a single RBI out of 20 at bats.