Morning Briefing: Freeman Hits First Ever World Series Walk-Off Slam
Good morning, Mets fans!
The Dodgers took the first game of the World Series in thrilling fashion, defeating the Yankees 6-3 in 10 innings. The majority of the first nine innings were a pitchers’ duel, as the first run didn’t score until the fifth inning. Giancarlo Stanton continued his impressive postseason by launching a massive two-run homer in the sixth inning, getting the Yankees on the board and putting them in front 2-1.
The Dodgers tied the game back up in the eighth inning with a Mookie Betts sacrifice fly, and a scoreless ninth inning from both teams forced extras. The Yankees struck first in the top of the 10th, with Jazz Chisholm Jr. stealing two bags to set up a run scored on an Anthony Volpe ground ball fielder’s choice.
The Dodgers brought the bottom of the order to the plate in the 10th inning without the ghost runner, and a Gavin Lux walk made a Shohei Ohtani plate appearance likely. Ohtani came to the plate with two on and facing Nestor Cortes, but he flied out to left field on one pitch to bring the Dodgers down to their final out.
Ohtani’s fly ball brought Alex Verdugo, who made an impressive grab, into the stands which allowed the runners to advance to second and third. With first base open, Aaron Boone intentionally walked Mookie Betts to get Freddie Freeman to the plate in a left-on-left matchup. Freeman made Boone pay as he launched a grand slam into the seats on the first pitch he saw, giving the Dodgers an elating Game 1 victory.
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Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam in Game 1 is the first ever walk-off grand slam in World Series history. It’s also just the second walk-off grand slam in postseason history, with the first being from Nelson Cruz in Game 2 of the 2011 ALCS.
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2000: The Mets lost Game 5 of the World Series, 4-2, to drop the World Series in five games to the New York Yankees. The Yankees broke a 2-2 tie in the top of the ninth by scoring two runs, and Mariano Rivera closed it out for the Yankees’ 26th World Series title. The Mets lost in their first World Series appearance since 1986 and wouldn’t reach the big stage again until 2015.
Born On This Date: Dominic Leone (1991), Jaime Cerda (1978), Elio Chacón (1936).
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