LOS ANGELES — Earlier than first pitch, Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam in Recreation 1 of the World Sequence already had been proven on the video board twice.
The general public tackle announcer referred to the Dodgers because the World Sequence champions every time doable.
And all through the evening, a big white flag flew in middle area to commemorate their title from final October.
And in case that wasn’t all harrowing sufficient for the Yankees, they noticed a three-run lead get away when the Dodgers rallied for a four-run inning in opposition to their ace.
No, it was not the fifth inning of Recreation 5, and there have been no Yankees errors that fueled it.
However the Dodgers used a giant sixth inning to knock Max Fried out of the sport and beat the Yankees 8-5 on Friday evening at Dodger Stadium of their first assembly because the World Sequence.
Fried entered the evening having given up 10 earned runs and three residence runs all season throughout 70 innings.
Then, in a span of five-plus innings Friday, the Dodgers (35-22) tagged him for six earned runs and two residence runs — each from Shohei Ohtani.
The Yankees (35-21), who noticed their five-game profitable streak snapped, clubbed 4 residence runs of their very own off right-hander Tony Gonsolin within the first three innings alone.
That included one from Aaron Decide, who traded solo photographs with Ohtani within the first inning, earlier than the Yankees took a 5-2 lead into the sixth.
However Ohtani led off the body together with his second residence run of the evening (and twenty second of the yr), a moonshot hit so excessive to proper area that the music began to play earlier than it landed as a result of it took so lengthy.
Instantly after throwing the pitch, all Fried may do was flip round and put his arms on his knees because the ball sailed out.
Teoscar Hernández and Will Smith adopted with back-to-back singles earlier than Freeman walked to the plate with the sellout crowd of 53,276 chanting his identify.
The World Sequence MVP delivered an RBI double to tug the Dodgers inside 5-4 and ship Fried to the showers.
Jonathan Loáisiga entered from the bullpen, and with the infield in, Andy Pages hit a floor ball previous the dive of Anthony Volpe to tie the sport at 5.
The Yankees bought the primary out of the inning when Tommy Edman hit a chopper to first and Paul Goldschmidt bought Freeman caught in a pickle between third and residential. However earlier than he was tagged out, the Dodgers bought the opposite two runners to second and third.
So when Max Muncy pinch-hit for Kiké Hernández, Aaron Boone opted to deliberately stroll him with first base open and usher in lefty Tim Hill with the bases loaded.
However Hill, who has struggled together with his command of late, walked ex-Met Michael Conforto on a full rely, forcing in a run to place the Dodgers up 6-5.
A double play bought the Yankees out of the inning, however the Dodgers got here again for extra within the seventh, all with two outs, in opposition to Yerry De Los Santos. Freeman was in the midst of the rally as soon as once more with a double earlier than he raced round to attain the second run on Pages’ two-run single.
The Yankees threatened within the eighth inning by placing runners on the corners with two outs and righty Ben Casparius on the mound.
Boone despatched up lefty-swinging pinch-hitter J.C. Escarra, with the Dodgers countering by bringing in lefty reliever Tanner Scott. Boone then pinch-hit DJ LeMahieu for Escarra, however he flew out to finish the menace.
When Decide and Ohtani exchanged blows within the first inning, it marked the primary time in MLB historical past that each reigning MVPs homered within the first inning of the identical sport, in accordance with Stats Carry out.
Within the second inning, Austin Wells and Trent Grisham every hit their first residence run since Might 12 — Wells a solo shot and Grisham a two-run blast to place the Yankees up 4-1.
After the Dodgers bought one run again within the backside of the inning, Paul Goldschmidt led off the third by taking Gonsolin deep to make it a 5-2 sport.
Decide — whose dropped fly ball in middle area gave approach to the horrific fifth inning in Recreation 5 — gave Fried a hand within the third inning by taking part in some sterling protection.
Teoscar Hernández hit a fly ball into the hole that had further bases written throughout it, however Decide laid out to make an outstanding catch.
