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Dodgers Beat Yankees To Reach Brink Of World Series Crown

Los Angeles slugger Freddie Freeman watches his two-run homer in the first inning that helped the Dodgers to victory over the New York Yankees in game three of the World Series (Credit: AFP)

Freddie Freeman homered for a record-tying third consecutive game and the Los Angeles Dodgers reached the brink of a World Series title by beating the New York Yankees 4-2 on Monday.

Freeman, who smashed a walk-off grand slam to win the opener in Los Angeles, crushed a two-run homer in the first inning and Walker Buehler threw five shutout innings allowing only two hits to spark a victory that leaves the Dodgers 3-0 up in the best-of-seven series.

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