Freeman hits 1st game-ending slam in World Series history as Dodgers top Yankees 6-3 in opener

Freddie Freeman deed nan first game-ending expansive slam successful World Series history pinch 2 outs successful nan 10th inning, giving nan Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3 triumph complete nan New York Yankees successful a melodramatic opener Friday night

LOS ANGELES -- Freddie Freeman deed nan first game-ending expansive slam successful World Series history pinch 2 outs successful nan 10th inning, giving nan Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3 triumph complete nan New York Yankees successful a melodramatic opener Friday night.

Hobbled by a severely sprained ankle, Freeman homered connected nan first transportation he saw — an wrong fastball from Nestor Cortes — and past dropped his bat earlier opening a trot while greeted pinch a roar from nan sellout crowd of 52,394.

In nan apical of nan 10th, Anthony Volpe grounded into a fielder's prime to shortstop, scoring Jazz Chisholm Jr. from 3rd aft he stole 2 bases, to springiness nan Yankees a 3-2 lead.

It was nan 3rd consecutive World Series opener to spell other innings.

The speedy Chisholm singled disconnected Blake Treinen and past stole 2nd and 3rd for a Yankees squad not known for speed.

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