George Springer, Yamamoto and Blue Jays
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The series momentum, which belonged to Toronto after the Jays’ 11-4 blowout victory in the opener, now shifts solidly back to the Dodgers, with the next three games at Dodger Stadium.
It is, in fact, possible to tame the Blue Jays lineup. It just takes a masterful performance from an ace like Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and the World Series is headed to Los Angeles tied 1-1 because of
George Springer discusses Yoshinobu Yamamoto's start against the Blue Jays, what it is like to face him and more after Game 2 loss
Yamamoto has thrown two straight complete games in the postseason, after a regular season in which the entire league produced only 29. His second CG — a four-hit, 105-pitch masterpiece in the Dodgers’ 5-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night, tying the World Series at one game each — was arguably more breathtaking than the first.
Once again, when he was done, the opponent was quiet. Yamamoto had thrown his second complete game of the postseason in a row. This time in a 5-1 Dodgers win that evened the 2025 World Series against the Blue Jays at 1-1. More dominance. Same ethos.