"Outstanding, uber-competitive, special,"
"I love it. I love feeling that the starter is the best option to go six, seven, eight, and what Yamamoto is doing, nine innings," Roberts said. "You got to be efficient, you got to have the weapons to be able to take down a lineup three times, four times, whatever it is, and you got to want to do it. So he is a throwback player. "He works really hard in his prep and his delivery and the mindset. So for me, it's a lot of fun to root for a guy, and you feel good about leaving a guy like that in. And he's done it in back-to-back postseason games."
Yamamoto threw nine innings in World Series Game 2, allowing one run on four hits while striking out eight and issuing no walks, giving the Dodgers a win and tying the series. It was his second consecutive complete game after another nine-inning, one-run start against Milwaukee. He retired 20 consecutive batters to finish the game, the most by a Dodgers pitcher in a postseason. Yamamoto became the first pitcher with consecutive postseason complete games since Curt Schilling in 2001 and recorded the first World Series complete game since Johnny Cueto in 2015. Manager Dave Roberts praised his competitiveness, efficiency and work ethic.
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