Yamamoto, Dodgers level MLB World Series against Blue Jays in Game 2

The Los Angeles Dodgers, who are heading home for three games and flying high following a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 2, have the reigning champions’ script changed.

Will Smith drove in three runs, including a solo home run in the seventh inning that ended the Dodgers’ unearned run, while Yamamoto was outstanding while striking out eight batters and walking none.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts described Yamamoto as “yes, he was just locked in tonight.” He said, “Losing is not an option, and he had that look tonight,” one of those things he said before the series.

The win put the star-studded Dodgers back on track to become Major League Baseball’s (MLB) first repeat champions in 25 years. The winning streak led the best-of-seven series at 1-1.

Unsettled opponents

The team turned the ball over to their star pitcher in the hopes that he could make a big difference in the wake of their humiliating 11-4 defeat, which exposed the fragility of the Dodgers’ bullpen, and may have caused some doubt to enter their clubhouse.

Yamamoto, who made his first start since pitching a complete-game masterpiece in the National League Championship Series, once more went the distance and left Blue Jays hitters perplexed the day after allegedly hitting pitches at will.

Yamamoto described his signature pitch as “going into the game, the pregame bullpen, I was feeling really good with the splitter.”

“I’m very happy and proud that I made a significant contribution and gave the team a chance to win,” the team said.

Fast Start

Before Smith singled to give the visitors a 1-0 lead, Freddie Freeman hit a two-run double in the first inning for the Dodgers.

In the bottom of the inning, Toronto faced a threat, but Yamamoto retired the next three batters to escape the situation and stayed put.

The final 20 batters Yamamoto faced on the night were the only ones who could not recover from Yamamoto’s extraordinary run, which started with Alejandro Kirk getting hit on a sacrifice fly that gave George Springer the win.

Yamamoto’s performance was described as “making it difficult for us to make him work.” He was split between the zones, and he was in the zone. He gave a really strong performance.

“Pickers Duel”

The Dodgers broke through in the seventh inning with Max Muncy’s solo homerun two batters later after Kevin Gausman, a starter for Toronto, had a lot of luck.

After Smith grounded into a fielder’s choice to score Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles added two more runs in the eighth inning on a wild pitch.

After allowing three runs and striking out six batters in 6-2, 3 innings prior to Smith’s homer, Gausman took the loss.

“I thought Kev really matched [Yamamoto] pitch for pitch,” said Blue Jays manager John Schneider. Both of them had low pitch counts. They made a few more swings than usual, which was a sort of classic pitchers’ duel.

Monday for Game 3 is.