When the Dodgers signed Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a 12-year, $325 million deal within the offseason with him not having stepped foot on an MLB mound ever earlier than, they did so with nights like tonight in thoughts.
Certain, there have been some bumps on the highway, together with that disastrous begin in Seoul, South Korea, in addition to a while spent on the IL, however when the Dodgers wanted Yamamoto probably the most, he delivered on the largest stage.
Ought to the Dodgers hold on to win Sport 2, it will likely be largely due to Yamamoto’s efforts. In his six-plus innings of labor, the Yankees’ fearsome trio of Juan Soto, Aaron Decide and Giancarlo Stanton had been held to a 1-for-9 line with two strikeouts. The lone hit being Soto’s solo house run.
There’s a purpose Yamamoto departed Japan as a three-time Sawamura Award (Japan’s equal to the American Cy Younger). Level being, he has the products. They had been on full show tonight. He exits to loud cheers as Anthony Banda takes over.
