Yamamoto throws first World Series complete game since 2015 as Dodgers beat Blue Jays 5-1 in Game 2
TORONTO AP Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a four-hitter for his second consecutive complete contest the first in the World Series since and the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays - on Saturday night to tie their best-of-seven matchup at one competition apiece Coming off a three-hitter against Milwaukee in the National League Championship Series that was the first postseason complete meeting since Yamamoto retired his final batters in the first complete championship in the Series since Kansas City s Johnny Cueto against the New York Mets in Challenge of No pitcher had thrown consecutive complete games in the postseason since Arizona ace Curt Schilling who tossed three in a row in the NL Division Series and NLCS Will Smith had three RBIs for the Dodgers urgent a -all tie with a seventh-inning home run off Kevin Gausman who had retired batters in a row Max Muncy added another solo homer later in the inning AP MLB https apnews com MLB Source