Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers Bullpen Disappoint MLB Fans in World Series G4 Loss to Yankees

There will be no sweep in this year's Fall Classic.

The Los Angeles Dodgers lost Game 4 of the World Series to the New York Yankees 11-4 on Tuesday, meaning they'll need at least five games to claim a championship.

Things got off to a good start for Los Angeles as Freddie Freeman hit a two-run home run—his fourth of the series—to make it an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first. New York quickly answered with an RBI from Alex Verdugo in the second and a grand slam from Anthony Volpe in the third to give the Yankees their first lead since Game 1.

The Dodgers made it close in the fifth after Will Smith homered and Tommy Edman scored on a fielder's choice, but Austin Wells' sixth-inning home run made it a 6-4 game before the Yankees put up a five-spot in the eighth to put the game out of reach.

Shohei Ohtani suffered a shoulder injury in Game 2 but played in Game 3 and on Tuesday. The star couldn't get much going, finishing 1-for-4 with a strikeout.

It was a bullpen game for Los Angeles as reliever Ben Casparius started on the mound. From there, the Dodgers looked to Daniel Hudson, Landon Knack and Brent Honeywell. Los Angeles' pitching staff gave up 11 earned runs and nine hits and picked up just four strikeouts.

After the game, fans were disappointed with the bullpen performance and lamented Ohtani's shoulder ailment.

The good news for the Dodgers is that winning the first three games of the series means they're still just one win away from winning the World Series and the Yankees have a massive deficit to overcome.

The bad news is New York's bats got hot on Tuesday as it scored double-digit runs for the first time this postseason and will have Gerrit Cole on the mound in Game 5.

The series will stay in the Bronx on Wednesday as Los Angeles looks to end things.