Freeman’s streak ended with six straight World Series games with a home run, he didn’t extend the streak to seven. Aaron Judge caught Freeman’s hit early in the game at the line fence. fence. Freeman’s numbers in the series were certainly worthy of MVP honors 300, four doubles and 12 home runs but it was Freeman’s impressive home run in Game 1 that set the tone. the tone for LA’s victory. With two outs in the 10th inning and the Dodgers trailing 3-2, Freeman pulled a Nestor Cortes fastball into the right field seats at Dodger Stadium to record the game-ending grand slam. in World Series history. That’s impressive enough, but the hit is almost exactly the same as the game-tying home run by the Dodgers’ Kirk Gibson in Game 1 of the 1988 Fall Classic. The similarities are uncanny: It’s not just the hit The home run was the game-winning shot that, like Gibson, Freeman also limped while hitting the ball. Freeman struggled with a sprained ankle throughout the Dodgers’ postseason run, an ailment that required near-constant treatment.