"The right-hander allowed a home run to Jackson Chourio on his first pitch of the game but was able to shut down the Brewers from there. Yamamoto gave up just the one run on three hits and collected seven strikeouts against one walk as part of a complete-game effort. The outing followed Blake Snell's dominant performance in Game 1 of the NLCS, which saw him face the minimum over eight scoreless innings."
""I think if you look at the construction of our roster currently, the strength is starting pitching," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "And when you can have your most talented pitchers get the most outs, then you're in a good spot. "Right now, all four of those guys are in a really good headspace. Physically, they're sound. And you feel good about those guys starting a game and pushing them. They're prepared for this.""
""I think it's a combo of, I just think that right now each one of these guys is throwing the ball incredibly well," Roberts began. "And obviously there's been things with the bullpen, but just trying to find the right spots for those guys. "But again, I think for me it just goes to kind of weighing out whoever is behind them has got to be a better option given where those guys are at. I believe in all of our pitchers, but I think in each moment, I've got to evaluate each game and how they're throwing the baseball."
The Los Angeles Dodgers took a 2-0 lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS after Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a complete game, allowing one run on a first-pitch home run but otherwise shutting down Milwaukee. Yamamoto finished with three hits allowed, seven strikeouts and one walk. Blake Snell delivered eight scoreless innings in Game 1, creating consecutive long starts. The team recorded back-to-back games with starters going at least eight innings, a feat not seen in a playoff series since 2010. The roster's primary strength is starting pitching, and starters are being trusted to go deeper while bullpen options are evaluated.
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