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    After setting an all-time record in Game 1, the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees are back at it again on Saturday night in Game 2 of the 2024 World Series.

    Freddie Freeman hit the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history to win the opener for the Dodgers, who took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven Fall Classic. Freeman's historic 10th-inning blast capped a thrilling game at Dodger Stadium that had a little bit of everything: the first World Series meeting between the two historic franchises since 1981.

    “This is the best thing,” Freeman told reporters after the game.

    Hoping to even the series, $162 million left-hander Carlos Rodón gets the win for the Yankees, while $325 million rookie right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto starts Game 2 for the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

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    $325 million rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up just one hit, Juan Soto's solo home run in the third, with two walks and three strikeouts.

    The Dodgers are up 4-1 heading into the fifth quarter.

    LOS ANGELES – The harder Carlos Rodón threw the ball, the harder the Los Angeles Dodgers seemed to hit it. And now they're in command of this World Series Game 2.

    Teoscar Hernandez crushed a two-run home run and Game 1 hero Freddie Freeman went deep for the second straight game as the Dodgers took a 4-1 lead after three innings of Game 2.

    The three-run rally came complete with two outs when Mookie Betts extended the inning with his second single of the night. Hernandez then hit a 98 mph fastball into the right-center field pavilion for a 3-1 lead.

    Freeman followed with a 97 mph throw a few sections away from Hernandez's shot, giving back-to-back homers a 4-1 lead for LA.

    Rodón almost found himself in more trouble when postseason hero Tommy Edman — yes, a 97 mph fastball — hit a double. But Rodón escaped further damage.

    And now the Yankees still have a lot of work to do to avoid falling behind 0-2 against New York.

    – Gabe Lacques

    LOS ANGELES – Juan Soto looked to the sky because it seemed like the baseball he hit was going to stay up there for a while. But when it came to a close, Game Two of the World Series was tied 1-1 in the Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen.

    Soto's fourth home run of the season, off Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, was hit about 38 degrees in the air, but Soto's strength ensured he was able to make it well past right fielder Mookie Betts and tie the game. And now left-hander Carlos Rodón is on par as he attacks the Dodgers' lineup at the bottom of the third period.

    – Gabe Lacques

    In the bottom of the second, Tommy Edman led off Yankees starter Carlos Rodón with a solo home run to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead in Game 2.

    Edman was acquired from the Cardinals at the trade deadline and was named NLCS MVP with a home run and 11 RBI in Los Angeles' six-game win over the New York Mets. He entered Saturday's game batting .354 in the 2024 postseason

    LOS ANGELES – Game 2 of the World Series is underway, offering a fresh start for the New York Yankees. But Aaron Judge's doldrums continue.

    Judge struck out to start the first inning with a runner in scoring position, his fourth strikeout in six at-bats in those two games.

    The Yankees recorded an easy win: They worked Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto for 21 pitches in the first inning. Meanwhile, Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodón rushed to first for a 13-pitch hit and worked around a single by Mookie Betts to remain scoreless after one pitch.

    – Gabe Lacques

    The first pitch is planned for Saturday 8:08 p.m. ET.

    • Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California
    • Date: Saturday, October 26th
    • Yankees: Carlos Rodón (16-9, 3.96 ERA) – The left-hander, signed for $162 million in the 2022-23 offseason, has a 4.40 ERA — but a 2.12 FIP — and struck out 22 in 14 ⅓ innings in three starts this postseason with just one walk.
    • Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (7-2, 3.00 ERA) – The $325 million Japanese import has made three starts in the 2024 postseason and posted a 5.11 ERA in 12 ⅓ innings.

    Yankees lineup today: World Series Game 2

    1. Gleyber Torres (R) 2B
    2. Juan Soto (left) RF
    3. Aaron Judge (R) CF
    4. Giancarlo Stanton (R) DH
    5. Jazz Chisholm Jr. (L) 3B
    6. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B
    7. Anthony Volpe (R) SS
    8. Austin Wells (left) C
    9. Alex Verdugo (L) LF
    1. Shohei Ohtani (left) DH
    2. Mookie Betts (R) RF
    3. Teoscar Hernández (R) LF
    4. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
    5. Tommy Edman (S) CF
    6. Enrique Hernandez (R) 2B
    7. Max Muncy (L) 3B
    8. Will Smith (R) C
    9. Miguel Rojas (R) SS

    Game 2 on Saturday night will be played at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The World Series will be held across the country at Yankee Stadium for Games 3, 4 and 5 – with the Dodgers hosting Games 6 and 7 if necessary.

    MLB STADIUM RANKINGS: Baseball travelers' favorite stadiums, ranked 1-30

    • Home plate:Andy Fletcher
    • First base: Doug Eddings
    • Second base: Mark Ripperger
    • Third base: Chad Fairchild
    • Left field: Todd Tichenor (crew chief)
    • Right field:Carlos Torres
    • Reserve:Mark Carlson

    Freddie Freeman's Grand Slam: “The greatest baseball moment I've ever experienced”

    LOS ANGELES – It was Kirk Gibson again.

    It was Roy Hobbs in The Natural.

    It was classic Hollywood.

    “It might be the greatest baseball moment I’ve ever experienced,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

    Freddie Freeman, who a week ago could barely walk because of his badly sprained ankle, left the team this summer and didn't know whether he would return with his 3-year-old son fighting for his life, took the stage Friday evening before a cheering crowd of 52,394 spectators and created one of the most dramatic events in World Series history.

    With one swing of the bat, Freeman created a memory that will never be forgotten in Dodgers history: a two-out walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning that propelled the Dodgers to a 6-3 victory over the Dodgers New York Yankees led Game 1 of the World Series.

    – Bob Nightengale

    LOS ANGELES – As Freddie Freeman turned Dodger Stadium into a blue sky Friday night, Nestor Cortes made the long, arduous journey there that was often hell for those on the wrong side of history.

    Here's the thing about walk-off home runs, like Freeman's game-ending first grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series: There's just no way around grumpily trudging through someone else's group and into your own dungeon of demons.

    After Freeman destroyed the first pitch, Cortes threw it into the top 10Th Cortes was furious as he sent the inning 409 feet into an insane right field pavilion at Dodger Stadium, turning a one-run New York Yankees lead into a 6-3 Dodgers victory.

    And then he became pragmatic, immediately sitting down and watching a replay of the fateful pitch — a fastball that also should have been two or three inches higher.

    And then he took perspective and decided not to think about the fact that his name was forever enshrined in baseball history, a lasting connection to Ralph Branca and Dennis Eckersley and Mariano Rivera and Mitch Williams, pitchers who may have been outstanding, but gave up at the worst of times.

    – Gabe Lacques

    Walker Buehler will start Game 3 for the Dodgers

    Before Game 2 on Saturday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced that Walker Buehler would start Game 3 at Yankee Stadium on Monday night.

    “We love Walker in big games. “The road won’t faze him,” Roberts told reporters. “This means he may also be available for Game 7.”

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