Many say nothing is impossible in sports, and the New York Yankees hope to prove it again when they take another step toward their improbable World Series comeback in Game 5 on Wednesday night.

The Yankees were staring down defeat heading into Game 4 on Tuesday, knowing that a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers would have seen the Commissioner’s Trophy slip from their grasp.

But instead of another chastening defeat, the Yankees’ offense snapped into action to beat the Dodgers 11-4 on Wednesday, cutting the series deficit to 3-1.

It was Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe, a New York native who plays for his boyhood team, who helped inspire the turnaround in fortunes.

Down 2-1 in the third inning on Tuesday, Volpe hit a go-ahead walk off Daniel Hudson to make it 5-2 and the Bronx Bombers never looked back.

“We’ve been through so much all year” said Volpe, looking forward to Game 5 in New York – the last game in the Bronx this year. “We will not go down easy at all.”

Speaking to reporters, Volpe said the team had a lot of confidence in its ability, adding that he believed they would win Game 5, which would bring the Fall Classic back to Los Angeles — the first time in World Series history that a team under 0- 3 would force a game 6 if New York would.

After watching their team struggle through the first three games of the World Series, the Yankees faithful were able to celebrate in style on Tuesday.

New York manager Aaron Boone said people “finally got to see the top of Yankee Stadium in a World Series game” and those associated with the team will hope it is the first step in what would be a historic comeback.

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The Yankees have already defied the odds: Of the 24 previous teams to go 0-3 in the World Series, a total of 21 were swept in four games, according to Reuters. The other three were eliminated in Game 5.

“No lead is safe”

Should the Yankees extend the series again, the Dodgers will have a chance to win the franchise’s eighth championship in front of their home fans in Game 6.

Despite the Game 4 defeat, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he still felt “good” about his team’s chances to win the World Series.

“I don’t think anybody expected the guys to lay down,” he told reporters, speaking of the Yankees in Game 4.

“We had some at-bats that I thought could have been better, but we knew it was a bullpen game.

“As far as the result, having six guys in your pen feeling good, rested, I feel good about that. And 3-1.”

It’s true to say the Dodgers could rest some of their top-leverage relievers heading into Game 5, which could give them the edge they need to close out the series.

Dodgers star Jack Flaherty, who pitched a stellar game for LA in Game 1, is also in line to pitch again Wednesday after recovering from a tight hamstring.

“We’re up 3-1 right now,” Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts said, per Reuters.

“We feel pretty good about it, but you know they’re going to fight. It doesn’t matter what the score is and it doesn’t matter when it is; they’re going to fight. So I mean, no lead is safe until you win the fourth the match.”

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