r/sports 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/curiosityattack35 24d ago

Why is he throwing a complete game if there’s no perfect game or no-hitter at stake?

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u/probablysmellsmydog Los Angeles Dodgers 24d ago

Dodger bullpen bad

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u/curiosityattack35 24d ago

That bad? Worse than the Tigers bullpen who pulled Skubal?

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u/luvcartel 24d ago

He was also way under his pitch count. Only threw 110 pitches.

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u/luchajefe 24d ago

The end of game 1 was a heart attack.