Game Overview

In Game 2 of the World Series, the Dodgers scored first in the first inning on a pair of string hits, but Blue Jays ace Gausman came right back and retired 17 Dodger batters in a row. It wasn't until the seventh inning that the Dodgers were retired by Will Smith and Max Muncy on a two-out single. The Dodgers added two insurance runs in the eighth inning, while Yujin Yamamoto finished the ninth inning with 8K on four hits on 105 pitches, before giving up the only run in the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Kirk. In the end, the Dodgers beat the Blue Jays 5-1, and the World Series is tied 1-1, with Game 3 returning to the Dodgers' home field.

How the game unfolded

The Dodgers scored the first run of the inning on a pair of singles by Freeman and Smith!

Yamamoto was hit by Springer and Lukes in the first inning, then struck out VGJ and Kirk, and struck out Varsho in the first inning, and the game was over in the first inning with 23 pitches.

Freddie Freeman's infield fly ball was an error!

In the bottom of the third, after Yusei Yamamoto's touchdown pitch to Springer, VGJ hit a deep single to the wall, and then Kirk took advantage of the opportunity to tie the game with a sacrifice fly to center field. The teams were tied 1-1 after three innings.

After an RBI single by Will Smith in the first inning, Gausman retired 17 consecutive Dodger batters. The Dodgers took a 2-1 lead in the seventh inning when Will Smith blasted a rock-solid spring roller to put the Dodgers ahead! Dodgers lead 2-1!

The Dodger lineup retired Blue Jays ace Gausman in the seventh inning on a one-inning double by Will Smith and Max Muncy, who threw 6.2 innings on 82 pitches, giving the Dodgers a 3-1 lead!

The Dodgers loaded the bases in the eighth inning on a combination of hits and walks, and the Blue Jays' replacement, Hoffman, drove in a run on the first pitch of the inning, and then added a run on a fielder's choice on an infield grounder by Smith after a strikeout of Freeman, giving the Dodgers a 5-1 lead after eight innings of play.

Yujin Yamamoto threw 105 pitches, 8K, and gave up only one run in nine innings, and the Dodgers took the lead.

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