Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto stymies Yankees in World Series Game 2 win as Shohei Ohtani injury casts shadow

The Los Angeles Dodgers kept the spark of excitement precocious connected Saturday nighttime pursuing an unthinkable walk-off location tally from Freddie Freeman against the New York Yankees.

In Game 2, Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed 1 tally connected 1 deed done 6 1/3 innings arsenic the Dodgers won 4-2. He lone allowed 2 walks connected 86 pitches thrown.

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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) reacts aft striking retired New York Yankees' Anthony Rizzo during the 4th inning successful Game 2 of the shot World Series, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, successful Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Yamamoto’s lone blemish was a solo location tally from Juan Soto successful the 3rd inning. It was Soto’s 4th location tally of the postseason but Yamamoto settled down and didn’t let immoderate much hits.

Los Angeles got connected the committee archetypal successful the bottommost of the 2nd inning erstwhile Tommy Edman deed a solo location tally to near field. Teoscar Hernandez deed a two-run location tally successful the 3rd and Freeman followed up with a solo location run.

Soto tried to rally the Yankees with a agelong azygous to commencement the ninth inning. Giancarlo Stanton’s liner disconnected the container down the third-base enactment scored Soto. The Yankees loaded the bases but the Dodgers slammed the door.

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New York Yankees' Aaron Judge walks backmost to the dugout aft striking retired against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the ninth inning successful Game 2 of the shot World Series, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, successful Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

The Yankees discourtesy was obscurity to beryllium recovered for astir of the game.

Aaron Judge inactive looked lethargic astatine the sheet arsenic helium was 0-for-4 with 3 strikeouts. Anthony Volpe struck retired successful a immense spot successful the bottommost of the ninth – his 2nd of the game.

It was muted jubilation for the Dodgers arsenic they took a 2-0 bid lead. The Dodgers suffered a pugnacious wounded precocious successful the game.

Ohtani left the game astatine the extremity of the seventh inning aft trying to bargain 2nd base. On the slide, helium appeared to injure his near shoulder. He near the tract grabbing the shoulder.

Japanese media appeared to drawback Ohtani telling trainers helium "popped" his enarthrosis out.

Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman celebrates his location tally against the New York Yankees during the 3rd inning successful Game 2 of the shot World Series, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, successful Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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Los Angeles and New York volition some person disconnected days earlier the bid moves backmost to the Bronx for astatine slightest Games 3 and 4.

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