Game Summary — Dodgers 5, Blue Jays 1 (Series tied 1–1)

• The Los Angeles Dodgers bounced back to take Game 2 by a 5–1 margin, evening the series at one game apiece. 

• The performance of the night was Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who threw a complete game — four hits allowed, eight strikeouts, zero walks, and retired the final 20 batters he faced. 

  • This was the first complete game in a World Series since 2015. 

  • He became the first pitcher to throw multiple complete games in the same postseason since Madison Bumgarner in 2014, and the first to do so in back-to-back postseason starts since Curt Schilling in 2001. 

• Los Angeles scoring breakdown:

  • The Dodgers struck first in the 1st inning: Freddie Freeman doubled and later scored on a Will Smith RBI single to make it 1–0. 

  • The game remained tight until the 7th inning, when back-to-back solo home runs by Will Smith and Max Muncy put L.A. ahead 3–1.

  • In the 8th inning, Toronto’s pitcher Jeff Hoffman threw a wild pitch that allowed a run to score, and then Smith grounded into a force, driving in another run to make it 5–1. Wikipedia+2AP News+2

• Toronto’s lone run came earlier: they scored via a sacrifice fly (hit by Alejandro Kirk) in the 3rd inning. 

• On the mound for Toronto was Kevin Gausman, who allowed 4 runs (3 earned) over 6⅔ innings, striking out six and walking none. 

• With that win, the Dodgers forced the series back to Los Angeles for Game 3, as the teams were now tied 1–1. 

  
  

  • Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said:

    “He could have went another, you know, 30, 40 pitches tonight.”
    He also lauded Yamamoto’s composure: “I just feel that part of his DNA is to just perform at a high level in big spots, and control his heartbeat and just continue to make pitches.” 

  • From Roberts on Yamamoto’s mindset going into the series:

    “He said before the series, losing is not an option & he had that look tonight.”