Yamamoto throws gem as Dodgers slug three homers to take 2-0 lead over Yankees in the World Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers continued to slug their measurement done nan playoffs connected Saturday, storming to a 2-0 lead complete nan New York Yankees successful nan World Series connected nan backmost of 3 location runs and a stellar capacity connected nan mound from Yoshinobu Yamamoto successful their 4-2 win.

The scoring started successful nan bottommost of nan 2nd inning erstwhile Tommy Edman slapped a solo changeable to near section disconnected of Yankees starter Carlos Rodón, for his 2nd homer successful nan playoffs. 

Teoscar Hernández #37 of nan Los Angeles Dodgers hits a two-run location tally successful nan 3rd inning during Game 2 of nan 2024 World Series presented by Capital One betwixt nan New York Yankees and nan Los Angeles Dodgers astatine Dodger Stadium connected Saturday, October 26, 2024 successful Los Angeles, California. Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images

Despite a speedy consequence from New York, erstwhile prima outfielder Juan Soto made Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto salary for leaving a accelerated shot connected nan soul half of nan sheet pinch his monolithic homer to correct field, nan Boys successful Blue answered correct back, tacking connected 3 much runs successful nan bottommost of nan 3rd inning acknowledgment to back-to-back homers from Teoscar Hernández and Game 1 prima Freddie Freeman.

The further tally support pushed nan Dodgers to a 4-1 lead, which is each Yamamoto needed connected Saturday.

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The rookie sensation, who signed a monster statement pinch nan Dodgers anterior to nan season, tossed 6 and 1/3 innings of one-hit shot against nan Yankees while striking retired 4 batters and stepping two. He walked disconnected nan section to a opinionated ovation from nan Dodger religious aft wowing successful his first ever World Series start. 

Yoshinobu Yamamoto #18 of nan Los Angeles Dodgers leaves nan crippled arsenic they play nan New York Yankees successful nan seventh inning during Game Two of nan 2024 World Series astatine Dodger Stadium connected October 26, 2024 successful Los Angeles, California. / Getty Images

Fellow Japanese prima Shohei Ohtani was quiet successful Game 2, going 0-for-3 pinch 1 locomotion and 1 strikeout. After he was caught stealing astatine nan extremity of nan seventh inning he walked disconnected nan section thief of a trainer who was holding his near arm. His wounded position was unclear arsenic nan crippled ended. 

Things sewage shaky for nan Dodgers successful nan apical of nan ninth aft reliever Blake Treinen allowed a tally to people erstwhile Giancarlo Stanton ripped a azygous that ricocheted disconnected of 3rd guidelines and into near field. He past loaded nan bases earlier being pulled by head Dave Roberts, who called Alex Vesia successful from nan bullpen. He was capable to get Yankees' pinch hitter Jose Trevino to alert retired and extremity nan game.

Now pinch a ascendant 2-0 lead and conscionable 2 much wins needed, nan Dodgers will caput to nan Bronx for nan adjacent information of nan World Series. Game 3 is scheduled for Monday astatine 5:08 p.m. Walker Buehler will get nan commencement for Los Angeles against nan Yankees' Clarke Schmidt. The adjacent 3 games will beryllium played successful New York (Game 5 if necessary), earlier perchance returning to Dodger Stadium. 

The Boys successful Blue will look to proceed limiting Yankees' prima Aaron Judge, who is presently stuck successful 1 of nan worst slumps of his career. So acold successful October he's hitting conscionable .150 pinch 2 location runs. In nan World Series he's 1-for-9 pinch six strikeouts.