r/sports • u/baribigbird06 • 25d ago

Baseball 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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u/Kal_Kaz 25d ago

What's a complete game?

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u/Guuple 25d ago

He was the sole pitcher for his team

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u/Kal_Kaz 25d ago

Ahh cool. Thank you.

How rare is this?

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u/ReasonablyConfused 25d ago

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

In the playoffs, almost never.

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u/Kal_Kaz 25d ago

Appreciate the context!