Dodgers look to take commanding World Series lead after Freddie Freeman's heroic efforts in Game 1

A Hollywood writer couldn’t person scripted Freddie Freeman’s moment immoderate better.

Battered and bruised by an ankle wounded earlier successful the postseason, the archetypal baseman deed a walk-off expansive slam successful the 10th inning of Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Yankees.

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman celebrates his walk-off expansive slam location tally against the New York Yankees during the 10th inning successful Game 1 of the shot World Series, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, successful Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Freeman became the archetypal subordinate successful MLB past to execute the heroic feat successful a World Series game. Additionally, it was 36 years agone that Kirk Gibson deed a walk-off location tally successful Game 1 of the 1988 World Series against the Oakland Athletics.

"When you get told you bash thing similar that successful this crippled that’s been astir a precise agelong clip -- I emotion the past of this game, to beryllium a portion of it, it’s special," helium said aft the game, via MLB.com. "I’ve been playing this crippled a agelong time, and to travel up successful those moments, you imagination astir those moments. Even erstwhile you’re 35 and been successful the league for 15 years, you privation to beryllium a portion of those."

Los Angeles volition person a 1-0 pb erstwhile its players instrumentality the tract for Game 2 connected Saturday night. The crippled begins astatine 8:08 p.m. ET and tin beryllium seen connected FOX.

Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman (5) celebrates with Mookie Betts (50) aft hitting a game-winning expansive slam against the New York Yankees during the 10th inning successful Game 1 of the shot World Series, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, successful Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Unfortunately, the blockbuster amusement the Dodgers are trying to enactment unneurotic needs respective much acts, a twist and possibly adjacent an Oscar-worthy ending much than an exhilarating beginning.

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As Hall of Famer Yogi Berra erstwhile enactment it, "It ain’t implicit til it’s over."

The Yankees showed their moxie successful Game 1,

Giancarlo Stanton deed a towering two-run homer to springiness New York the pb successful the sixth. Then, Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s baserunning allowed the Yankees to instrumentality the pb successful the 10th inning earlier Freeman’s location run.

"You ne'er privation that ending," Stanton said aft the game. "You've got to triumph 4 anyways. No 1 said it's going to beryllium easy."

New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. celebrates successful the dugout aft scoring connected a fielders prime by Anthony Volpe against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 10th inning successful Game 1 of the shot World Series, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, successful Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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For a accidental astatine redemption, the Yankees volition commencement Carlos Rodon successful Game 2. As the Dodgers look to instrumentality a commanding lead, they volition commencement Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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