"Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto was brilliant once again, tossing a complete game in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series to give LA a 2-0 lead in the series. Read more: Yoshinobu Yamamoto Throws Complete Game as Dodgers Beat Brewers, Take 2-0 NLCS Lead The right-hander didn't start off dominant, however, allowing a 389-foot home run to outfielder Jackson Chourio on the very first pitch of the game. From his second pitch on, he was remarkable."
"Yamamoto retired the final 14 Brewers in order en route to his historic performance. He relied mostly on his splitter during Game 2, throwing it 34 times compared to his fastball and curveball being thrown 27 times apiece. His fastball was averaging 96.3 mph, which is up from his 95.8 mph heater during his last outing against the Philadelphia Phillies, where he only went four-plus innings."
"Yamamoto's nine innings of work marked the 23rd postseason complete game by a Dodgers pitcher in franchise history. He became just the second Dodger to pitch a postseason complete game since Orel Hershiser threw three in 1988. The last time a Dodgers pitcher had a complete game in the postseason was Jose Lima in Game 3 of the NLDS in 2004. He struck out four and allowed five hits and one walk, going the full nine innings."
Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw a complete game in Game 2 of the NLCS, giving the Dodgers a 2-0 lead. He allowed a 389-foot home run to Jackson Chourio on the first pitch but then retired the final 14 Brewers in order and did not allow a run over his last 110 pitches. Yamamoto threw 111 pitches, relied mainly on his splitter (34 throws) while mixing 27 fastballs and 27 curveballs, and his fastball averaged 96.3 mph, up from 95.8 mph in his previous start. The outing was the 23rd postseason complete game in Dodgers history and the first complete game by a Japanese pitcher in MLB history.
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