Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto dazzled on the mound in World Series Game 2, tossing his second consecutive complete game in the postseason to will the Dodgers to a win.
After that, he then cleaned up all the trash in the dugout before going into the clubhouse to speak to reporters.
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The class that the right-hander showed not only in a World Series game, but after a complete game gem is remarkable. For any player to have done the selfless act would have been huge, but it was far from just any ordinary player.
The Dodgers’ ace cleaned up during the game as well, striking out eight, walking zero, and retiring the final 20 Toronto Blue Jays in order. He allowed just four hits across his 105 total pitches.
The Dodgers gave Yamamoto the required run support on Saturday during the 5-1 win, punctuated by a pair of solo home runs from Will Smith and Max Muncy in the seventh inning. The home runs knocked Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman out of the game and came after he retired 17 Dodgers in a row.
Game 3 is on Monday evening at Dodger Stadium with a chance for the defending champions to take a series lead and get closer to their ultimate goal.
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5 Responses
Yoshi not only Pitched a GEM of a Game tonite, but he changed the Momentum for the Dodgers. I look to the Dodgers to win the Series at Home,—in 5 Games!! Here’s Hoping that God is a Dodger Fan!!!
Completely flipped it. Just an unbelievable performance!
Isabel you phrased it perfectly. After Fridays game, The Blue Jays became over confident, until Yoshi brought them back to reality.
Oh! I am sure God is a Dodger fan, really am praying the world series will be over on Wed, so Dodgers !!
Class act. We could all learn a few things from his example.