"The right-hander retired the final 20 Toronto Blue Jays in order en route to his four-hit complete game masterpiece, his second in a row. His eight strikeouts and zero walks helped secure Game 2 of the World Series for the defending champs, and made him the first pitcher since Curt Schilling in 2001 to toss back-to-back complete games in the postseason. Saturday night was also the first postseason game in MLB history that featured multiple pitchers who each retired 17+ consecutive batters."
"The last complete game in a World Series game was accomplished by Johnny Cueto inGame 2 of the 2015 World Series en route to a Kansas City Royals championship. When Was the Dodgers' Last World Series Complete Game? The last Dodger to throw a complete game in the World Series was Orel Hershiser in 1988. In an era that has seen starting pitchers throw fwer innings, Yamamoto's complete game (and the fact that he did so in consecutive starts) is all the more impressive."
Yoshinobu Yamamoto retired the final 20 Toronto Blue Jays in order, throwing a four-hit complete game with eight strikeouts and zero walks to win World Series Game 2. The performance marked his second consecutive complete game in the postseason, the first such feat since Curt Schilling in 2001. Saturday's game was the first postseason game in MLB history to feature multiple pitchers who each retired 17 or more consecutive batters, with Kevin Gausman carrying a long streak before allowing two solo homers in the seventh. The last World Series complete game occurred in 2015 by Johnny Cueto; the last Dodger was Orel Hershiser in 1988.
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