Anthony Rizzo started the second inning with an infield single that bounced off the foot of Jack Flaherty, but Flaherty retired the next three batters to exit the game unscathed.

Max Muncy will be the last of the second for Los Angeles.

Teoscar Hernández singled to lead off the inning and Freddie Freeman singled to third.

The Yankees avoided any damage, but LA had some good at-bats against Gerrit Cole in that inning. Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts both went deep. Freeman and Hernández also communicated well.

The Dodgers couldn’t score in the final stretch of the first half, but they should have been happy to see that from Freddy Freeman. The first baseman had just seven hits in 32 at-bats this postseason (.219 average) and hit a triple down the left field line.

The Dodgers are hoping the last week since the NLCS will help Freeman recover from the ankle injury he suffered in the final week of the regular season.

Shohei Ohtani comes out swinging but flies out to deep center off Gerrit Cole on the first pitch.

Tommy Edman’s misplay on a Giancarlo Stanton groundout gave the Yankees runners on first and second with two outs, but Jazz Chisolm’s groundout to second base ended the inning.

The Dodgers are ready to bat for the first time with Ohtani leading off.

Aaron Judge first pitched Juan Soto for his first World Series, but Jack Flaherty struck him out on four pitches.

The Fall Classic (and the 12th meeting between the Dodgers and Yankees) has officially begun.

The first pitch is a fastball that Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty throws at 96 mph. This was a ball given to Gleyber Torres.

Orel Hershiser — World Series champion (and MVP) with the Dodgers in 1988 — brought the ball to the mound for the ceremonial first pitch before Game 1. That year, he won the NL Cy Young Award, leading the NL in wins.

Herhiser commemorated Fernando Valenzuela, who died on Monday. His family was on the field and the team observed a moment of silence.

Both teams posted short videos on social media to get their fans excited for Game 1.

There are stars everywhere you look in this World Series game. While some fans may scoff at the Yankees and Dodgers being the last teams standing, MLB couldn’t have asked for a more star-studded matchup between the base teams. intensely linked to history.

We have two of baseball’s biggest stars in Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, who are both expected to win MVP Awards in their respective leagues. We will see one of the best pitchers of this generation in Gerrit Cole. There’s Juan Soto, who is looking at a free agent contract worth over $600 million this winter.

The matchup also features former MVP Award winner Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Giancarlo Stanton, among other notable players. A competitive series will likely be the deciding factor in terms of television ratings, but on paper it looks like we’re in for a lot of entertainment.

As the Fall Classic gets underway in Los Angeles on Friday night, we brought together the Rotoworld Baseball team to offer their predictions and insights on how the World Series will be played.

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24 of the last 30 Game 1 winners have gone on to win the World Series.

There are many stars in this Drama who are not named Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani.

There’s Mookie Betts, a former MVP who has already won two World Series.

There’s four-time All-Star and former champion Juan Soto, who is in his first season with the Yanks. He’s only 25 years old and inexplicably still looking for his long-term home.

There’s 34-year-old Giancarlo Stanton, the former NL MVP looking to solidify his legacy in New York. (Oh, and he literally hit a home run out of Dodger Stadium once.)

Now his Yankees teammates, tonight’s starter Gerrit Cole and right fielder Juan Soto, played opposite each other in the 2019 World Series.

Cole started for the Houston Astros, while Soto was with the Washington Nationals. The National Team won this series in seven games.

The ball Shohei Ohtani threw for himself 50th home run of the seasonThe device, which also rings 50 bases, was purchased at auction early Wednesday for more than $4.3 million.

Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers phenom, became the first player Reaching the 50/50 milestone in a season in September is considered one of the greatest achievements in baseball history.

There were 40 bids from around the world, and the successful bid came in at 12:26 ET. New Jersey auction house Goldin said it was the highest price paid for a baseball or other ball in history.

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