Dodgers' Freddie Freeman sends Yankees to powerful new low with Game 4 statement

Freddie Freeman is absolutely unstoppable. His walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series turned him into a Dodgers legend and might've made his Hall of Fame case all by itself, and his two-run homer in Game 2 during his first at-bat put him on a five-game home run streak in the World Series dating back to his time with the Braves. Baseball's a fickle game, but another amazing moment for Freeman just seemed inevitable in Game 4.

He didn't disappoint. Yankees starter Luis Gil had gotten Shohei Ohtani to pop out, but Mookie Betts got to second on an easy double. Freeman came up to the plate, and although an immediate intentional walk wouldn't have been a good look, Aaron Boone's probably kicking himself that he didn't hold up four fingers.

The last two pitches Freeman had seen that he'd turned into home runs were both in. Gil threw a slider — a pretty nice one, too, right at the opposite edge of the zone — trying to avoid Freeman's sweet spot.

Turns out, the entire zone is a sweet spot. He launched it on a line to Yankee Stadium's short porch to get the Dodgers up by two in the first inning. Again.

Unstoppable Freddie Freeman's two-run homer in World Series Game 4 sets an MLB record

Freeman has now homered in six consecutive World Series games, a new MLB record. He's seeing the ball better than anyone on either the Dodgers or the Yankees right now, and the Dodgers might reap the benefits in the form of a World Championship this season.

Ahead of this game, the Dodgers were hitting .213 with runners in scoring position. Ohtani has now gone 2-12, and Betts isn't much better at 3-12. Both former MVPs have put all of the pressure on Freeman to anchor the top of the Dodgers' lineup, and he's shouldering it with ease.

If the Dodgers get this thing done tonight, there couldn't be an easier choice for the series' MVP. At this point, he should just be handed the trophy as soon as the final out is made.