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Dodgers Head Into Game 6 on Brink of World Series Elimination; Yamamoto to Start
Yamamoto aims to extend Dodgers' postseason with five wins, matching top Japanese pitchers, as split-finger fastballs see increased use in this critical World Series game.
- Friday, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Los Angeles Dodgers ace, will start Game 6 as he remains unfazed after playing light catch Thursday, aiming to keep the series alive against Toronto 3-2.
- Yamamoto's recent results show he limited Toronto to a run on four hits in Game 2 last Saturday, making him the first Japanese pitcher with a complete World Series game and five postseason wins, matching Yu Darvish and Masahiro Tanaka.
- Yamamoto and Kevin Gausman are expected to lean on the splitter, with Gausman using it 37.6% this season and splitters accounting for 6.8% of postseason pitches this year.
- They need to win the last two games to secure the title, and local outlets will carry live Game 6 coverage with Eyewitness News dispatches from Rob Fukuzaki and Curt Sandoval in Toronto.
- In his second MLB year, Yamamoto threw his first complete game on Oct. 14, and Schneider said `Going back a few years, I think certain people thought they couldn't throw it, they couldn't actually get their fingers wide enough,' reflecting pitch design and grip changes.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the Los Angeles Dodgers’ ace pitcher. The 26-year-old right-hander will take the mound in Game 6 of the 2025 World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays in a must-win situation for Los Angeles. The Dodgers are fighting to keep their season alive, and all eyes are on Yamamoto to deliver another clutch performance.Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, according to The Athletic, said ahead of the game, “He’s pitched with the weight of …
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