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
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.
Key stat
0 Walk-off grand slams in World Series history before Freeman’s Game 1 winner.
Follow The Post’s coverage of the Yankees in the postseason:
- Yankees pitcher was set up to fail in untimely decision
- Heyman: It’s time for Yankees to make drastic Aaron Judge move
- Sherman: The Yankees aren’t in Kansas City anymore
- The two sides of Juan Soto showed up in Game 1
Quote of the night
“Win, lose or draw, tomorrow, we’ll be good.” — Aaron Boone
