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World Series Game 5: Jack Flaherty and Gerrit Cole are named starters

World Series Game 5: Jack Flaherty and Gerrit Cole are named starters

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As New York Yankees legend Yogi Berra once said, “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over.”

The Los Angeles Dodgers head into Game 5 at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night after suffering a stunning loss in Game 4.

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At the start of Game 4 and after Freddie Freeman's home run, everything seemed to be going the Dodgers' way. However, the night took a turn in the Bronx after New York's Anthony Volpe hit a grand slam.

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For Volpe it was the fulfillment of a childhood dream. The 23-year-old shortstop, who was born and raised a Yankees fan in New York City, made history.

It was the first grand slam since Tino Martinez in the 1998 Fall Classic and the ninth World Series grand slam by a Yankee in MLB history.

The Yankees hope to extend that momentum in front of their home crowd, as Game 5 is the last in New York. If the Yankees get another win, the series will resume and the games will go back to Chavez Canyon.

Game 5 features a pitching showdown between starters Gerrit Cole and Jack Flaherty.

The full roster for Game 5 can be found below.

Dodgers starting lineup

  1. Shohei Ohtani, DH
  2. Mookie Betts, RF
  3. Freddie Freeman, 1B
  4. Teoscar Hernández, LF
  5. Max Muncy, 3B
  6. Kiké Hernández, CF
  7. Gavin Lux, 2B
  8. Will Smith, C
  9. Tommy Edman, SS

Yankees starting lineup

  1. Gleyber Torres, 2B
  2. Juan Soto, RF
  3. Aaron Judge, CF
  4. Giancarlo Stanton, DH
  5. Jazz Chisholm Jr., 3B
  6. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
  7. Anthony Volpe, SS
  8. Austin Wells, C
  9. Alex Verdugo, LF

World Series Game 5

The promotion begins at 5:08 p.m. PST.

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This story was reported from Los Angeles.

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