Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw his second consecutive complete game this postseason in Game 2 of the World Series.
The All-Star hurled nine one-run innings and struck out eight batters, getting through the game with just 105 pitches thrown. The starter’s game didn’t get off to the greatest start, though, and Yamamoto seemed bound for an early exit. He threw 23 pitches in the first inning, and reached 46 pitches by the end of the third inning.
“To be honest, I was not thinking I can complete the game because my pitch count racked up kind of quickly. But I’m very happy I completed the game,” Yamamoto said. “…I’m very happy and proud of the fact that I was able to bring a big contribution and give a chance for the team to win.”
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Manager Dave Roberts felt the same way as Yamamoto’s pitch count through the early innings, and believed he would come out around the sixth inning.
“After that first inning, I was thinking six,” Roberts said. “I felt he would find a way to get through six. It’s an aggressive swinging team. I thought the stuff was good, so I felt that he could manage to get through six. Then the pitch count kind of stayed where it needed to stay. And then for me, I just didn’t see anything fall off as far as his delivery and the execution.”
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Yamamoto retired the last 20 batters he faced during the game, leading the Dodgers to an all-important Game 2 win to even up the series before they head back to Los Angeles.
The Dodgers play the next three games at Dodger Stadium, and will look to take their first lead of the series behind a Tyler Glasnow start in Game 3, which comes Monday, Oct. 26 at 5:00 p.m. PT.
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I’m just wondering what kind of a reception George Springer will get Monday evening at Dodger Stadium . To say he will be booed without mercy is a massive understatement. Once a cheater always a cheater
yep, he got booed nearly as much as Manny Machado, who will probably always get booed cos he spiked an opposing player pretty badly, and was basically a gigantic A-H all the way around. he filled a gap one year, but will never be welcome back.
as for Springer, well, if ya cheat, ya get booed. pretty simple, really. sympathy have I none.
Yamamoto’s success is based on the fact that he stays calm. He never sweats. That low pressure threshold is what you need to have when your stuff may not be as good as you want. He didn’t panic. He jsut concentrated on making HIS pitch and before long he was throwing 10-12 pitch innings and was on his way. That is something all the Dodger pitchers should pay attention to. But right now, “Mr. Moto” is Cy Young, as cool and collected as they come…
His performance was mind-boggling, especially since he started off the outing a bit shaky. Yamamoto set the standard, and hopefully the Dodgers carry that momentum into the remainder of the Fall Classic.