The Toronto Blue Jays started off with a bang in Game 1 of the World Series, and the Los Angeles Dodgers answered in Game 2. What started as a pitching duel between Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Blue Jays journeyman Kevin Gausman took a turn in the Dodgers’ favor in the seventh inning.
With the game tied at one, Will Smith and Max Muncy each went deep on Gausman, making the score 3-1 and chasing Gausman after 6.2 innings of work. His replacement, flame-throwing reliever Louis Varland, would do little to extinguish the flames, giving up two more runs after yielding to traffic on the base paths. The Dodgers finished the night 5-1 against the Blue Jays. But the hero of the hour was none other than their star.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws consecutive complete games in the postseason for the first time since 2001
Although he faced adversity in the first few innings, Yamamoto gave the Dodgers exactly what they needed and carried the team from the first pitch to the last. His final line: one run, four hits, eight strikeouts and no walks over nine innings, pitching an elusive complete postseason game. In doing so, Yamamoto became the first starter to throw consecutive complete games in the postseason since Curt Schilling in 2001. Yamamoto went the distance in Game 2 of the NLCS against the Milwaukee Brewers and also gave up one run. His ERA in this year’s playoffs now stands at an astonishing 1.57.
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