Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto makes MLB history with back-to-back postseason complete games
Yoshinobu Yamamoto watched a popout to third baseman Max Muncy end yet another incredible pitching performance this time to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Toronto Blue Jays in Battle of the World Series Yamamoto completed his second straight postseason complete challenge and he joined specific rare MLB company in doing so Yamamoto who led the way for Los Angeles in the - mastery to even the Fall Classic at one championship apiece gave up just four hits and one earned run while striking out eight Blue Jays hitters CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Outstanding uber competitive special Dodgers manager Dave Roberts mentioned of his star pitcher Yeah he was just locked in tonight The much-needed pitching performance for the Dodgers led Yamamoto to become the first pitcher since Curt Schilling to pitch consecutive complete games in the postseason WORLD SERIES MVP ODDS OHTANI FAVORED AFTER COMPETITION YAMAMOTO SURGESSchilling who pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks did it three straight times as he was money in Games and of the NLDS as well as Battle of the NLCS The last postseason complete competition before Yamamoto s on Sunday was Justin Verlander who did so with the Houston Astros during their controversial World Series-winning season The start wasn t necessarily the best for Yamamoto as the leadoff hitter got on base for the Blue Jays in each of the first three innings In fact George Springer and Nathan Lukes made it runners on first and third with no outs in the bottom of the first inning But Yamamoto got out of that jam and others with his only blemish a sacrifice fly given up to Alejandro Kirk through his nine innings of work The fastball-splitter combo was working well for him again while his mph curveball was fooling hitters all night as well With Yamamoto setting the tone on the mound for Los Angeles Kevin Gausman was doing the same for the Blue Jays But that was until the top of the seventh inning when Will Smith and Muncy went yard to make it a - meeting The Dodgers would add two more runs to give Yamamoto a cushion but even with the two-run lead he appeared so locked in that those runs never mattered in the end He was just that good Blue Jays manager John Schneider stated per Sports Illustrated He made it hard for us to make him work He was in the zone split was in and out of the zone It was a really good performance by him The World Series now moves to Dodger Stadium this week with Tournament at p m ET on Monday night Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
