More travel challenges for #Dodgers after Game 5 in LA, players' plane this time. Delayed 2+ hours before takeoff due to mechanical issues. Meant they arrived in time for morning traffic, long ride from airport- Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) October 31, 2025 Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be on the mound on Friday coming off consecutive complete game outings for the defending champions. In those two outings, he has gone 18 innings, allowed just two earned runs and one walk, and struck out 15 batters.