"The Dodgers took back home field advantage on Saturday, winning Game 2 thanks to some late offense and a Yoshinobu Yamamoto masterclass. Yama tossed his second consecutive complete game and retired the final 20 batters he faced, holding the high-powered Toronto offense to a run and four hits for a 5-1 Dodger win."
"Both games have followed the winning scripts for each team so far. Toronto took Game 1 on the back of three homers and a rough day out of the Dodger bullpen, while the Dodgers took Game 2 behind dominant starting pitching and just enough late offense. Toronto had the second-best home record in baseball this season (54-27), but finished under .500 away from Toronto (40-41) and need a win in LA to get the series back home."
"He's made two World Series starts and they both came against the Dodgers as a Ray back in 2020. It didn't go well for him, as he took the loss in both games and combined to allow 10 runs and nine hits in 9 1/3 innings. He allowed six runs and walked six batters in 4 1/3 innings in Game 1, and followed that up with a bit of a better start in Game 5."
Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw a second consecutive complete game, retiring the final 20 batters and limiting Toronto to one run and four hits in a 5-1 Dodger victory. The series is tied 1-1 and shifts to Los Angeles for three games, giving the Dodgers home-field advantage and an opportunity to clinch without returning to Toronto. Game outcomes reflected each team’s strengths: Toronto’s Game 1 power and a struggling Dodger bullpen, and the Dodgers’ dominant starting pitching plus late offense in Game 2. Toronto was 54-27 at home but 40-41 on the road. Tyler Glasnow draws the start for the Dodgers; his 2020 World Series starts were poor, though he has produced several strong postseason outings this year, with control and walks remaining a concern.
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