The Los Angeles Dodgers are heading back to the United States with the World Series tied at 1-1. This was a huge bounce-back win for the Dodgers after they were absolutely dominated in Game 1. It was the kind of response they needed following the blowout loss.
“Tomorrow is a must-win for the Los Angeles Dodgers. You do not want to go down to a team like this having to win four out of five,” Jeter said.
In Game 1, the story was all about the pitching — and it wasn’t a good one for Los Angeles. The Dodgers sent ace Blake Snell to the mound, but he didn’t perform the way he had throughout the postseason. The veteran struggled to locate his fastball and couldn’t find his rhythm.
“I just wasn’t locating the ball… command of the fastball wasn’t great… frustrating but I learned a lot,” Snell told the media.
Game 2 was a completely different story. Yoshinobu Yamamoto took the mound and delivered another postseason masterpiece — a complete game.
“Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a great outing for the Dodgers, throwing his second straight complete game while allowing only one run. He has been fantastic for the Dodgers this postseason, posting a 1.59 ERA through his four starts in October,” SI’s Aaron Coloma wrote.
While Yamamoto dominated, the Blue Jays’ Kevin Gausman was equally impressive, and together they made MLB history.
“Tonight, Yoshinobu Yamamoto (20) and Kevin Gausman (17) became the first opposing starters in MLB postseason history to each retire 14+ consecutive batters in the same game,” Opta Stats wrote.
There’s no doubt that the pitching staffs for both teams are elite, and it showed on Saturday night with both starters being exceptional.
This series has all the makings of going to a Game 7 — exactly the kind of baseball fans hope for at this time of year. While there’s still plenty of baseball left to play, this might have been the best pitching duel of the entire series.
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