Freddie Freeman’s record-tying home run propels Dodgers to commanding 3-0 World Series lead

(CNN) —& Los Angeles Dodgers& first baseman& Freddie Freeman& tied a World Series record after homering in his fifth consecutive Fall Classic game Monday night as the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 4-2& in Game 3.The Dodgers are now just one win away from the franchise’s eighth World Series championship.Freeman connected on a two-run homer off Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt in the first inning at Yankee Stadium to give the Dodgers an early 2-0 lead. The 35-year-old joins Houston Astros outfielder George Springer as the only players to accomplish the feat.Freeman hit a home run in Games 5 and 6 as a member of the 2021 World Series champion Atlanta Braves against the Astros.After the game, Freeman downplayed the accomplishment.“When it’s all said and done, I can look at that. But the most important thing is one more win. That’s all I care about right now,” he said. “I don’t care how it happens. I just want to get one more win.”Freeman is one of three players to homer in the first three games of the World Series following Barry Bonds for the San Francisco Giants in 2002 and Hank Bauer for the Yankees in 1958.Dodgers starting pitcher Walker...