The Los Angeles Dodgers once again became World Series champions with a stunning come-from-behind victory over their historically bitter rivals, the New York Yankees.
As expected, a natural first baseman freddie freeman After the game, he was named the World Series Most Valuable Player. He was great from beginning to end, starting the series with a huge walk-off grand slam in Game 1. During the locker room celebration, the World Series MVP had some heartfelt words for his team.
“From day one, we knew we had good players,” Freeman said. “This group of players in this clubhouse has become very close, and it showed on the field.”
The home run marked the start of his fourth consecutive World Series game with a long ball, setting a record with his two home runs in the 2021 World Series against the Atlanta Braves.
He finished the series with six hits (including four home runs) and 12 RBIs.
“I don’t want this situation to slow down at all,” Freeman said, celebrating. “We’re going to celebrate this for a long time because it’s so hard to win a championship in this game…With these guys, we can finally put on a parade for LA.”
Before hoisting the trophy, the Boys in Blue overcame a five-point deficit to defeat New York, setting a World Series record for the largest upset in the Fall Classic.
After giving up five runs early in the game, the Dodgers slowly closed their lead over the Yankees. Unlike previous high-powered offenses, the Dodgers relied on small ball to earn Wednesday night’s victory, using a few sacrifice flies and key baserunning to slowly turn things around and earn the franchise’s eighth World Series title. obtained.
“Tonight was basically the epitome of our season,” third baseman Max Muncy said. “Get your health early, take a big hit, come back. Get another health, come back. Tonight, in a nutshell, basically we… It was the season.”
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Dodgers starting pitcher Jack Flaherty allowed consecutive home runs to Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm in the first inning, and an RBI to Alex Verdugo in the second inning, leading to an early hook.
The Yankees got an extra run in the bottom of the third inning when Giancarlo Stanton smashed a home run off reliever Ryan Brazier.
Despite holding a 5-0 lead, The Yankees failed in the 5th inning.the Dodgers tied the game after several fielding mistakes: Freddie Freeman’s two-run single and Teoscar Hernandez’s two-run double off the bat.
Flaherty’s exit with just four outs forced the Dodgers to go to the bullpen for the second straight game, with manager Dave Roberts throwing seven arms in relief.
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With the game decided in the sixth inning, Stanton scored the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly to deep center field, scoring Juan Soto from third base and putting the Pinstripes ahead once again.
Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole finished the seventh inning, taking the lead despite a rough fifth inning, and left the field to a standing ovation from the New York fans.
With the lead still in the top of the 8th inning, Yankees relief pitcher Tommy Kahnle loaded the bases with no outs and was replaced by Luke Weaver, who had a great performance in October. Although he was able to limit the damage, he still allowed the tying run and the winning run on a sacrifice fly.
Lux first tied the game with a sacrifice fly to center field, giving way to Shohei Ohtani in a situation straight out of a Hollywood movie. But in a strange turn of events, he reached first base on just two pitches due to catcher interference from New York backstop Austin Wells. Outside of that at-bat, Ohtani was quiet again, going 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
With the bases loaded again, star outfielder Mookie Betts hit a sacrifice fly for the go-ahead run, giving the Boys in Blue a 7-6 lead.
Roberts left-handed relief pitcher Blake Treinen threw 41 pitches in the game, getting an incredible seven outs and taking the game into the ninth inning.
Roberts is traditionally a starting pitcher, but when he brought on Walker Buehler in the bottom of the ninth inning to face the Yankees’ lineup, he did just that, mowing down the bottom three batters and clinching the title.
After the game, the Dodgers made an announcement. planning to host a parade Addressing fans on the streets of downtown Los Angeles.
