Dodgers beat Yankees 6-3 in World Series extra-inning thriller

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman celebrates after hitting a grand slam home run in the 10th inning against the New York Yankees during game one of the 2024 MLB World Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday. | IMAGN photo

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October 26, 2024

LOS ANGELES – Freddie Freeman hit a game-ending grand slam in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-3 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Friday to win Game 1 of the World Series.

Trailing 3-2 in the 10th, the Dodgers got a one-out walk from Gavin Lux, followed by an infield single from Tommy Edman off Jake Cousins (0-1). Both runners advanced on Shohei Ohtani's foulout to left field. Mookie Betts was walked intentionally, before Freeman launched a first-pitch fastball from left-hander Nestor Cortes into the seats in right field.

It was shades of Kirk Gibson's game-winning home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series after he hobbled to the plate on a leg injury. Freeman has been dealing with a sprained right ankle in the playoffs.