The Yankees still trail the Dodgers 3 games to 1 in the World Series. But, no team trailing 3-0 has even forced a Game 6.

Talk about touching all the bases. Long before the Yankees turned the ninth into a breathe-easy victory lap, the mighty-mite Volpe supplied their first lead — and one they never relinquished — with a third-inning grand slam that finally woke up the Bronx echoes that were eerily silent in Monday’s deflating defeat.