Freddie Freeman's walk-off grand slam gives Dodgers Game 1 World Series win vs. Yankees

FOX Sports analyst and Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz previews the Fall Classic.

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning on of Game 1 of the World Series on Friday to give his team a 1-0 series lead over the the New York Yankees. 

Freeman came to the plate after Mookie Betts was intentionally walked to load the bases. And against Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes, who hadn't pitched in weeks, Freeman cranked the first pitch he saw into deep right field to win the game. 

It marked a climactic ending to one of the most highly-anticipated MLB games in recent years. 

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman, center, left, celebrates at home plate after hitting a game-winning grand slam against the New York Yankees during the 10th inning in Game 1 of the baseball World Series, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Both starters, Gerrit Cole of the Yankees and Jack Flaherty of the Dodgers, pitched four scoreless innings to start the game. Flaherty put on some baserunners, and Cole had so deep fly balls to the track, but it was all zeroes through the first four frames. 

Cole was the first to crack, giving up an RBI on a sac fly to Dodgers catcher Will Smith, who scored Kike Hernandez to put LA up 1-0 in the bottom of the fifth. 

Then came Giancarlo Stanton. The Yankees veteran slugger, who has taken the lead in MLB's all-time list of most home runs per at-bat this postseason, hit his fifth homer of the playoffs. A towering two-run shot that arched majestically into left field put New York up 2-1 in the sixth. 

New York Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton celebrates his two-run home run against the Los