LOS ANGELES — Juan Soto was practically a one-man show for nan Yankees connected Saturday, pinch his solo changeable disconnected Yoshinobu Yamamoto nan lone deed disconnected nan Dodgers starter.
His ninth-inning azygous started nan only rally nan meek Yankees discourtesy produced successful a 4-2 nonaccomplishment successful Game 2 of nan World Series astatine Dodger Stadium.
“It’s a reliable start, but it ain’t complete yet,’’ Soto said of nan 2-0 hole.
Soto has been each spot arsenic bully successful nan postseason arsenic he was during his superb regular play successful The Bronx, but truthful far, it hasn’t been capable for nan Yankees successful this World Series.
He came up pinch 2 outs successful nan apical of nan 3rd and sent a 105 mph screamer complete nan right-field wall to necktie nan crippled astatine 1-1.
Soto flexed toward nan Yankees dugout connected nan first-base broadside earlier circling nan bases, and nan Yankees appeared to beryllium backmost successful nan game.
Carlos Rodon and nan remainder of nan nonexistent Yankees lineup made judge that didn’t happen, truthful Soto’s latest October homer was wasted.
Asked why he was nan only Yankee to person an reply for Yamamoto, Soto pointed to his first inning at-bat, erstwhile he grounded to short connected a 3-2 pitch.
“He showed maine everything he’s sewage successful nan first at-bat,’’ Soto said. “I was fresh for anything. He made a correction and I didn’t miss it.”
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He besides led disconnected nan apical of nan ninth pinch a azygous disconnected nan wall successful correct disconnected Blake Treinen and scored connected Giancarlo Stanton’s one-out single.
With Soto headed toward free agency, there’s nary guarantee he’ll ever play different crippled for nan Yankees erstwhile this World Series is over. And his value tag, already entity precocious entering this series, is only going to spell up aft this showing during nan playoffs.
For overmuch of this postseason, it’s been Soto, Stanton and Gleyber Torres carrying nan offense, while Aaron Judge and nan bottommost half of nan lineup person travel up small.
Soto, who turned 26 connected Friday, has homered successful 3 of nan Yankees’ past 4 games, including nan immense three-run changeable successful Cleveland successful nan 10th inning of nan clinching Game 5 triumph that sent nan Yankees to nan World Series.
Since then, nan Yankees person scored a full of 5 runs, and Soto has scored 3 of them.
Of his 4 homers this postseason, 3 person fixed nan Yankees nan lead and 1 has tied nan game. Soto is conscionable nan 3rd Yankees subordinate to person done that, joining Stanton — who’s besides done it successful these playoffs — and Bernie Williams, who did it successful 1996.
Soto is 14-for-41 (.341) this postseason pinch a brace of doubles, 9 walks and 7 strikeouts.
If nan Yankees aren’t careful, though, Soto’s capacity will only beryllium remembered arsenic coming successful a disappointing series.