Heroes, zeros from Yankees’ Game 1 World Series loss

Heroes, zeros and the inside pitch from the Yankees’ 6-3 World Series Game 1 loss to the Dodgers on Friday night in Los Angeles:  

Hero 

Freddie Freeman hit a home run for the ages, blasting a grand slam off Nestor Cortes in the bottom of the 10th to beat the Yankees. 

Zero 

Nestor Cortes served up the World Series Game 1 walk-off grand slam to Freddie Freeman (background) in the Yankees’ 6-3 Game 1 loss to the Dodgers on Oct. 25, 2024. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

Cortes’ first outing since returning from an elbow injury went as poorly as possible after he got Shohei Ohtani to pop out. 

Unsung hero

Jack Flaherty went more than five innings, as the Dodgers starter gave them a bit of length to protect the bullpen. 

Jack Flaherty was solid for the Dodgers in World Series Game 1. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con

Key stat

0 Walk-off grand slams in World Series history before Freeman’s Game 1 winner. 

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Quote of the night

“Win, lose or draw, tomorrow, we’ll be good.” — Aaron Boone