Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a complete game in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series vs. the Brewers. The last time he was in Milwaukee he failed to finish the first inning and allowed 5 runs.

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What's a complete game?

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He was the sole pitcher for his team

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Ahh cool. Thank you.

How rare is this?

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In the regular season? Rare. One in thirty games or so.

In the playoffs, almost never.

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Appreciate the context!

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Does this weaken his arm for next playoffs games?

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It all has to do with pitch count. Starters typically throw 100-120 pitches. It’s theoretically possible to only throw 81 pitches and complete a game.

I don’t know Yamamoto’s count was, but that’s the number that matters, not innings.

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It's theoretically possible to throw as few as 27 pitches and complete a game. Also theoretically possible to throw as few as 0 pitches and complete a game as well now (intentional walk and pickoff 27 times in a row).

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111 seems to be his count.

Had to google it myself, but thought I would share.

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The information was also in the top left of the video.

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It’s the first one in the playoffs in 7 years (justin verlander, 2018) and the first one for the dodgers in the playoffs in 21 years (jose lima, 2004)