With the World Series tied at 3-3, New York Yankees manager Joe Torre yanked his best pitcher off the mound in the top of the fifth inning of Game 5. He didn’t know it then but his decision would have an enormous impact on a future Hall of Famer and a historic team.
Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 10th capped a wild and tight game and made baseball history in a city that went 33 years without one. It was the first World Series walk-off home run in extra innings and only the second in the entire postseason.
In Game 2, Stephen Strasburg added a pair of big World Series wins to his stellar resume. His first was the most dominant start of any reliever in a Fall Classic since the legendary Don Larsen in 1960. His second was one of the most important.
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The electronic scoreboard in the Yankees clubhouse reveals their plan for how to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers. After trouncing the Dodgers 11-4 on Tuesday night and avoiding a 3-0 deficit in this World Series, the Yankees are going to follow the blueprint laid out by the 2004 Boston Red Sox.