The Los Angeles Dodgers continued to charge their way through the playoffs on Saturday, storming to a 2-0 lead over the New York Yankees in the World Series thanks to three home runs and a stellar performance on the mound from Yoshinobu Yamamoto in their 4-2 victory.
The scoring began in the bottom of the second inning when Tommy Edman hit a solo shot to left field off Yankees starter Carlos Rodón for his second home run of the playoffs.
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Despite a quick response from New York, when star outfielder Juan Soto made Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pay for leaving a fastball on the inner half of the plate with his massive homer to right field, the Boys in Blue right back and drove in three more runs in the bottom of the third thanks to back-to-back home runs from Teoscar Hernández and Game 1 star Freddie Freeman.
The extra run support pushed the Dodgers to a 4-1 lead, more than Yamamoto needed on Saturday.
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The rookie sensation, who signed a monster contract with the Dodgers prior to the season, threw 6 and 1/3 innings of one-hit baseball against the Yankees, while striking out four and walking two. He walked off the field to a standing ovation from the Dodger faithful after impressing in his first-ever World Series start.
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Fellow Japanese star Shohei Ohtani was quiet in Game 2, going 0-for-3 with one walk and one strikeout. After being caught stealing late in the seventh inning, he made walked off the field with the help of a trainer holding his left arm. His injury status was unclear when the match ended.
Things got shaky for the Dodgers in the top of the ninth inning after reliever Blake Treinen allowed a run to score when Giancarlo Stanton ripped a single that deflected off third base and into left field. He then loaded the bases before being pulled by manager Dave Roberts, who called Alex Vesia to base from the bullpen. He managed to get Yankees’ pinch hitter Jose Trevino to fly out and end the game.
Now with a dominant 2-0 lead and just two more wins needed, the Dodgers head to the Bronx for the next round of the World Series. Game 3 is scheduled for Monday at 5:08 p.m. Walker Buehler will get the start for Los Angeles against the Yankees’ Clarke Schmidt. The next three games will be played in New York (Game 5 if necessary) before possibly returning to Dodger Stadium.
The Boys in Blue will look to continue limiting Yankees star Aaron Judge, who is currently mired in one of the worst slumps of his career. So far in October, he’s hitting just .150 with two home runs. In the World Series, he is 1-for-9 with six strikeouts.
