"It was an old-fashioned pitching duel between two of baseball's premier aces, Kevin Gausman and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Runs were much tougher to come by this time around at Rogers Centre, as both starters battled to outduel each other. And through the first two-thirds of this evenly-battled contest, it seemed like neither hurler was going to blink."
"For Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider, that's exactly what burned him in the seventh inning of Saturday's 5-1 loss. After retiring Freddie Freeman to open the frame, Gausman threw six straight fastballs to Will Smith, who deposited the final one he saw beyond the left-field wall to break the 1-1 tie. Two batters later, Max Muncy connected on a solo homer of his own to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a two-run lead, the final pitch of Gausman's first World Series appearance."
Kevin Gausman and Yoshinobu Yamamoto engaged in a dominant pitching duel at Rogers Centre, with runs scarce and both starters going deep into Game 2. Gausman retired 17 consecutive hitters and recorded six strikeouts before the seventh inning. After retiring Freddie Freeman, Gausman threw six consecutive fastballs to Will Smith, who homered to break a 1–1 tie. Two batters later Max Muncy hit a solo home run, giving the Dodgers a two-run lead and ending Gausman's outing. The Dodgers won 5–1, and the decision to let Gausman face the lineup a third time proved pivotal.
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