"Coming off a three-hitter against Milwaukee in the National League Championship Series that was the first postseason complete game since 2017, Yamamoto retired his final 20 batters to finish the first complete game in the Fall Classic since Kansas City's Johnny Cueto went the distance 10 years ago against the New York Mets in Game 2."
"He's just not letting anything get to him. His last start, he had the leadoff homer and ended up finishing the game. And then today, he threw 20, 25 pitches in the first inning, and then to be able to keep that pitch count under control and get through nine, it's really impressive, Muncy said. From what I've seen, there's nothing that fazes him out there. He keeps his composure"
"Will Smith had three RBIs for the Dodgers, breaking a 1-all tie with a seventh-inning home run off Kevin Gausman, who had retired 17 batters in a row. Max Muncy added another solo homer later in the inning. It was the first postseason game in which two pitchers both retired 17 or more consecutive batters, according to the Elias Sports Bureau."
Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivered a nine-inning four-hitter, retiring his final 20 batters to complete his second straight complete game and tie the World Series at one game apiece. The Dodgers scored five runs, with Will Smith driving in three and Max Muncy adding a solo homer. Kevin Gausman had retired 17 batters in a row before giving up the go-ahead homer. Yamamoto threw 105 pitches, 73 for strikes, after a 111-pitch complete game in the NLCS, and said early tension gave way to better relaxation as the game progressed. The performance marked the first World Series complete game since 2015.
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