Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivered a fantastic performance in Game 2 of the World Series, pitching all nine innings as LA evened up the series, 1-1.
His outing was historic, finishing as the first World Series complete game since Johnny Cueto’s start for the Kansas City Royals in 2015.
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Additionally, Yamamoto became the first pitcher to achieve consecutive postseason complete games since Arizona Diamondbacks ace Curt Schilling in 2001.
Yamamoto was also the first Dodger to pitch a World Series complete game since Orel Hershiser in 1988.
To put into perspective how dominant a postseason he is having overall, Yamamoto has two complete games in a postseason run for the first time since starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner in 2014.
The San Francisco Giants pitcher had one of the most incredible postseason runs in 2014, and Yamamoto is nearing Bumgarner’s greatness.
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The Japanese ace was not the only pitcher dealing. Starter Kevin Gausman and Yamamoto both retired at least 17 consecutive batters at one point, becoming the first postseason game to feature two arms achieving that feat.
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The last World Series complete game was Johnny Cueto’s start for the Kansas City Royals in 2015.
During the game, Cueto allowed just five base runners all game, a dominant showing when it mattered most for the Royals.
He got eight strikeouts and did not walk any batters, giving up just four hits all night long and no runs.
Yamamoto gave up one run and four hits throughout the game and struck out eight, as well, with no walks. His stuff was sharp, and he avoided throwing too many pitches, which is all the more impressive considering how much Blake Snell struggled against the same set of Toronto hitters in Game 1.
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