Freddie Freeman hit the primary walk-off grand slam in World Collection historical past because the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in further innings in sport one at Dodger Stadium.
With the edges locked at 2-2 after 9 innings, Nice Britain worldwide Jazz Chisholm Jr led a Yankees rally to present them a slender lead within the high of the tenth.
However with the Dodgers right down to their final out, the Yankees’ resolution to deliberately stroll the damaging Mookie Betts, loading the bases for Freeman, backfired spectacularly.
The primary sport of the best-of-seven collection started as a pitching duel as Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty and Yankees ace Gerrit Cole dominated.
The hosts broke the impasse within the backside of the fifth inning as Enrique Hernandez, solely the second Dodger to get on base by that stage, raced house on a sacrifice fly by Will Smith.
The Yankees, of their first World Collection since 2009, bounced straight again as Giancarlo Stanton hoisted Flaherty for a two-run homer.
Either side squandered alternatives by stranding baserunners, however the Dodgers drew degree after Japanese celebrity Shohei Ohtani hit a double to centre discipline within the eighth, superior to 3rd base on a fielding error and Betts’ sacrifice fly drove him in.
The Yankees thought they’d retaken the lead within the ninth when Gleyber Torres went deep to centre discipline, however as a supporter reached over to seize the ball earlier than it hit the wall, a ruling of “fan interference” was upheld after a video replay, and Torres was despatched again to second base.
Yankees talisman Aaron Choose, who had a disappointing night time with three strikeouts, then stranded two runners as further innings loomed.
Within the tenth, Chisholm stole two bases earlier than Anthony Volpe batted him in to make it 3-2.
Again got here the Dodgers, with two males on base and the script certainly written for an Ohtani walk-off – however after he fluffed his traces, Freeman put the seal on a memorable sport.
The collection continues on Saturday on the identical venue, earlier than switching to New York on Monday.
