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The New York Yankees suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Recreation 1 of the 2024 World Sequence.
The Yankees fell by the ultimate rating of 6-3 following a walk-off grand slam from Freddie Freeman.
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IT’S GONE
IT’S GONE
IT’S GONE
IT’S GONE
FREDDIE FREEMAN #WALKOFF GRAND SLAM pic.twitter.com/LlVU1ZGyGx
New York could not get on the board early, trailing 1-0 by way of the primary 5 innings. Nonetheless, Giancarlo Stanton continued his unbelievable postseason stretch with a two-run homer that traveled 412 ft within the high of the sixth.
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GIANCARLO STANTON
DOES IT AGAIN
FOUR STRAIGHT GAMESARE YOU KIDDING?! pic.twitter.com/sSVXe5QMW3
The Dodgers tied the sport attributable to a sacrifice fly by Mookie Betts within the backside of the eighth, however the Yankees struck as soon as once more within the high of the tenth. Jazz Chisholm Jr. showcased his pace following a single, stealing second and third base earlier than scoring on a fielder’s alternative to provide New York the lead as soon as extra.
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Jazz comes house within the tenth 👊 pic.twitter.com/NBZ98adIls
Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone initially inserted Jake Cousins for the underside of the tenth inning, however he was changed by Nestor Cortes with runners on first and second to associate with one out.
Cortes struggled in his first look since Sept. 18, as Shohei Ohtani superior the runners with a foul ball that was caught out of bounds. Mookie Betts was deliberately walked earlier than Freeman delivered the game-ending homer.
Followers had been perplexed by Boone’s decision-making.
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Aaron Boone’s response says all of it 😬 pic.twitter.com/EUJCfA0Hwv
Gehrig Dieter @GehrigDieter
You deliver Nestor in who hasn’t pitched in a month over Tim Hill who has been an absolute dawg within the playoffs. Bonehead Boone again at it once more
Will Manso @WillManso
Aaron Boone turning to a man who hasn’t pitched in weeks to face the center of the Dodgers order with sport one of many World Sequence on the road won’t ever make sense. Ridiculous. New York media will not have enjoyable with that I am certain.
Brian Rappaport @BRappy55
Tim Hill has been nails for you all postseason and also you go to a man who hasn’t pitched in weeks. That is Aaron Boone. #Yankees
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Aaron Boone determined to throw Nestor Cortes who hasn’t thrown a baseball in a month over Tim Hill who had been stellar all through all the playoffs
And folks ask why followers do not like him
Lucas Russo @LRusso24
The truth that Aaron Boone selected to have Nestor Cortes, a pitcher with nearly no aid appearances who additionally hasn’t pitched in over a month, to face Ohtani, Betts and Freeman is precisely why the Yankees misplaced that sport. Zero excuse to have him pitch there. None. #Yankees
Aaron Decide struggled on the plate, going 1-for-5 with three strikeouts. He additionally popped out with runners on first and second base within the high of the ninth inning.
After the Yankees gave the impression to be on the verge of taking a 1-0 sequence lead on the street, they will now try to keep away from falling right into a 2-0 sequence deficit in Recreation 2 on Saturday at 8:08 p.m. ET.
