"The way Yosh is throwing right now and the way we're built right now, he could throw 150 pitches if he wants," Kershaw said. "...I just think the way he throws the baseball is like perfect. No wasted movement. So efficient. He came here with a fastball, curveball, split and now he's throwing sinkers, cutters, sliders. So, he's got six pitches with command that he uses really well."
"Yamamoto got through his outing on Saturday in just 105 pitches, his lowest pitch total in a win this postseason. He threw 113 pitches in his first outing this October against the Cincinnati Reds, and another 111 against the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS. He has been one of the Dodgers' best pitchers all season long, and has a stellar ERA mark of 1.57 through his four appearances this postseason."
Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw his second consecutive postseason complete game, becoming the first pitcher to do so since Curt Schilling in 2001. He completed Game 2 in 105 pitches, his lowest pitch total in a postseason win, after previous October outings of 113 and 111 pitches. He has a 1.57 ERA across four postseason appearances, totaling 28.2 innings with 26 strikeouts. He allowed one run in each of his last two outings, covering 18 combined innings. Yamamoto uses a six-pitch mix—fastball, curveball, splitter, sinker, cutter and slider—with strong command and efficiency. Further use depends on series length.
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