US EditionYamamoto’s Masterful Outing Leads Dodgers to Game 2 Win over Blue Jays to Even up World Series
Dodgers even the series with a 5-1 victory featuring Will Smith’s key homer and solid pitching; Blue Jays set franchise postseason records, says team.
- On Saturday, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 in Game 2 at Rogers Centre, knotting the World Series 1-1.
- After a decisive Game 1 win, Toronto Blue Jays' 11-4 surge, powered by two-run homers and Addison Barger's pinch-hit grand slam, sparked citywide celebrations with the CN Tower and Niagara Falls lit in team colors.
- Kevin Gausman, Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher, retired 17 straight hitters before Will Smith, Los Angeles Dodgers catcher, and Max Muncy, Dodgers infielder, hit seventh-inning solo homers to break a 1-1 tie.
- On Monday, the series resumes at Dodger Stadium, with Max Scherzer facing Tyler Glasnow in Game 3 and Shohei Ohtani starting Game 4.
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto's start underscored pitching milestones as he became the first Dodgers pitcher since Orel Hershiser with back-to-back postseason complete games, while Rob Manfred called the series unusually global this year.
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Dodgers look to capitalize on home-field advantage vs Blue Jays in World Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers have the Toronto Blue Jays at home for three consecutive World Series games starting Monday. The best-of-seven series is tied 1-1.
The defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers tied the MLB final series with the Toronto Blue Jays, earning a 5-1 victory in the second game.
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