Freeman powers LA Dodgers over punchless Yankees to brink of World Series sweep

• Dodgers beat Yankees 4-2 in Game 3 of World Series
• Freeman ties mark with HR in fifth straight Series game
• Los Angeles can clinch title on Tuesday in Bronx

The Los Angeles Dodgers are one win from a surprising World Series sweep of the New York Yankees - and a second title in five years - after Freddie Freeman's historic power streak continued to reduce a hotly anticipated showdown featuring baseball's two most storied franchises to one-way traffic.

The Dodgers' veteran first baseman matched George Springer's record of homering in five straight World Series games during Monday night's Game 3 with a two-run drive into the right-field stands in the first inning, kick-starting a 4-2 victory that opened a commanding three-games-to-none lead for Los Angeles in the best-of-seven tie.