The Dodgers took a 2-0 lead in the series and continued on to win the series. The first two games excited New Yorkers as the Dodgers faced the New York Yankees.
The New York Yankees headed over to Los Angeles to play the Dodgers for the series’ first two games. Both games resulted in the Yankees loss. The final score of game one was six to three, and for game two, the score was four to two.
The Yankees had their pitcher, Gerrit Cole, on the mound for the first game. Jack Flaherty was on the mound for the Dodgers. It was a bullpen game because it was a shutout till the bottom of the fifth inning. The Dodgers stroked first with their center fielder Teoscar Hernández on third, who had hit a triple before and had scored due to catcher Will Smith’s sacrifice fly. Then they led one to zero over the Yankees, which would end shortly.
In the top of the sixth, the Yankees led off with superstar right fielder Juan Soto, who singled to center to start their offense. Next up was Aaron Judge, who struck out. Cole was pulled out during the seventh inning, then two pitchers came in after him. Next, ALCS MVP, designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton came up to the plate with a one-two count. He then hit a 412-foot home run into left field giving them the lead. The score was now 2 -1. From this point on the game was quiet until the bottom of the eighth.
The Dodgers superstar DH Shohei Ohtani started their offense, doubling to right. Next in the lineup was Mookie Betts, who tied the game with a sac fly, letting Ohtani score, leaving the game 2-2. The score remained the same for the rest of the game, leading into extra innings. During the top of the tenth, the Yankees took the lead with Anthony Volpe bringing in Jazz Chisholm Jr., extending their lead 3-2 going into the bottom of the tenth.
That did not last long. After Tommy Edman reached first while advancing Gavin Lux to second, the Yankees made a pitching move. They pulled Jake Cousins for Nestor Cortes Jr., who had not pitched in two months. Ohtani fouled out, which advanced both runners to second and third. Betts came to the plate but not for long. The Yankees intentionally walked him, leaving the bases loaded for the next batter, Freddie Freeman.
Freeman was at the plate. He threw the first pitch, a four-seam fastball, swung and made contact. The ball flew deeper as Freeman watched he knew he had hit a walk-off grand slam, the first in World Series history, and ending the game six to three for a Dodgers win.
Game two kicked off with Carlos Rodón on the mound for the Yankees. The Dodgers placed rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound, who had dominated the Yankees. There was early action in the bottom of the second since Edman was left, which put the Dodgers on the board. But soon after Soto hit a home run, tying the game in the top of the third. During the bottom of the third, Hernández had a two-homer. Freeman also followed with one of his own, giving the lead to the Dodgers. The score was four to one.
There was little action for the innings in between until the top of the ninth inning. For the Yankees, Soto singled, which left him at first base. Judge followed up by striking out swinging but during the at-bat, but in the process Soto stole second and then third. Stanton had a base hit which caused Soto to score, leading down to the final score four to two.
