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And in the end, the Dodgers came out with a magical opening act in which Freeman gave off those Gibby goosebumps — almost to the minute (Gibson’s homer had landed at 8:38 p.m. local time, Freeman’s cleared the wall at 8:39).< https://joeyhorn.org/ /p>
But in the eighth, the Dodgers capitalized on a costly defensive miscue. Ohtani rocketed a Tommy Kahnle changeup for a double off the top of the right-center field wall. Juan Soto’s one-hop throw back to the infield bounced off Gleyber Torres’ glove, and Ohtani was able to advance to third.
Who is hot and who is not?Dodgers: Edman continues his hot hitting, following up a two-hit Game 1 with a solo homer and a double in Game 2. Freeman has also homered in back-to-back games, extending his World Series home run streak to four games.
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The game had one other important subplot: Cardinals legend Albert Pujols was heading for free agency that winter, and the end of the World Series would be his last game for St. Louis before he signed with the Angels.
3. 1975: Red Sox 7, Reds 6 (Forced Game 7)Facing elimination, Boston rallied from a 6-3 deficit when Bernie Carbo launched a two-out, two-strike, three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth. The game then stretched to the 12th, when the Sox got out of a two-on, one-out jam before Carlton Fisk led off the bottom of the frame with a blast that just managed to stay fair as it cleared the Green Monster and ricocheted off the foul pole. Unfortunately for Boston, Cincinnati still took Game 7 and the Series.
• Seven Game 7s and, again, 1912 Game 8, have ended in walk-off fashion. Two of them came in an LCS and the other six decided a World Series champion on the final play. All of the walk-offs were on hits except the Game 8 (a sacrifice fly surrendered by Christy Mathewson), but only two ended on home runs: Bill Mazeroski’s game-winner for the Pirates off Yanks pitcher Ralph Terry in 1960, and Boone’s dramatic solo shot off Red Sox reliever Tim Wakefield in the bottom of the 11th inning in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS.
2. 1986: Mets 6, Red Sox 5 (Forced Game 7)The Red Sox, trying to close out their first championship since 1918, lost a 3-2 lead when Gary Carter hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth. Boston scored twice in the 10th, including Dave Henderson’s leadoff homer, but with two outs and nobody on base in the bottom of the frame, things unraveled. After three straight singles, a wild pitch and Mookie Wilson’s grounder through the legs of first baseman Bill Buckner, the Mets walked off to set up their Game 7 triumph.
1976: Reds over YankeesJohnny Bench delivered some dramatics in the fourth and final game, belting a go-ahead three-run home run in the ninth — his second homer of the game — to help Cincinnati complete the sweep and repeat as World Series champions.
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For Freddie Freeman’s Game 1 walk-off grand slam, Fox broadcaster Joe Davis’ call of “…she is gone!” echoed that of legendary Dodgers and then-NBC broadcaster Vin Scully for Kirk Gibson’s Game 1 walk-off home run in the 1988 World Series; and Davis also added, “Gibby, meet Freddie!”.
After back-to-back upset losses to division rivals in the postseason in 2022 and 2023, the Dodgers looked to reshape their roster. In the off-season, they signed superstar two-way player Shohei Ohtani to a record $700 million, 10 year contract. Other big additions were signing outfielder Teoscar Hernández and pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (from Japan through the posting system) and trading for starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow. During the regular season, the Dodgers were not quite as dominant as previous years due to various pitching injuries, a two-month hand injury to Mookie Betts, and a three-month abdominal injury to Max Muncy, failing to win 100 games for the first time in a full season since 2018. However, they still achieved the best win-loss record in the majors that year and won the National League West. They qualified for the postseason for the 12th consecutive season, dating back to 2013, the third-longest streak in MLB history.
In the National League Division Series, the Dodgers faced a 2-1 deficit to their division rival San Diego Padres before rallying to take the series in five games. In the National League Championship Series, they defeated the New York Mets in six games to win their 25th pennant in franchise history and return to the World Series for the first time since their championship season in 2020, and the fourth time in eight years (2017–2018, 2020, and 2024). The Dodgers were just the second team in MLB history to face the two New York baseball teams in a single postseason, following the 1999 Braves. The Dodgers were looking to win their eighth World Series title.
R&B singer Babyface sang the national anthem before Game 5 and Hideki Matsui threw the ceremonial first pitch to Jose Trevino. The game featured a pitching rematch of Game 1 between Gerrit Cole for the Yankees and Jack Flaherty for the Dodgers.