"Will Smith's sacrifice fly provided the Dodgers with a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning, but the Yankees immediately responded behind Giancarlo Stanton's two-run homer off Jack Flaherty in the sixth. A sacrifice fly from Mookie Betts tied it in the eighth, and the game ultimately went into extra innings. The Yankees pushed a run across against Blake Treinen in the 10th inning and set the stage for Freeman's heroics."
"Yankees reliever Jake Cousins started the bottom of the 10th by retiring Smith. Gavin Lux then worked a walk and Tommy Edman reached on a fortunate infield single. That prompted the Yankees to call on Nestor Cortes, who retired Shohei Ohtani on just one pitch. That came thanks in large part to Alex Verdugo making a catch in foul territory that saw his momentum carry him into the stands. Per MLB rule, both runners were permitted to advance on the play."
"That seemingly influenced the Yankees to intentionally walk Betts. With their lead just one run, Betts didn't represent any significance on the bases and it set up a left-on-left matchup with Freeman. In a moment etched forever in Dodgers history, Freeman turned on a 92.2 mph fastball that was inside, sending it into the pavilion in right field for a walk-off grand slam."
Freddie Freeman delivered a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 10th to win Game 1 of the 2024 World Series for the Dodgers over the Yankees. Will Smith gave the Dodgers a 1-0 lead with a sacrifice fly in the fifth, but Giancarlo Stanton answered with a two-run homer in the sixth. Mookie Betts tied the game in the eighth, sending it to extra innings. Key plays in the 10th included walks, a fortunate infield single, Alex Verdugo's foul-territory catch that allowed runners to advance, and an intentional walk to Betts that set up Freeman.
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