Brewers lose to Dodgers in NLCS Game 2
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto was grateful for Dodgers manager Dave Roberts' trust in him to finish a complete game in Game 2 of the NLCS.
The highest paid pitcher in MLB history submitted his magnum opus to carry the Dodgers to a Game 2 win over the Brewers and help them seize control of the NLCS.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto gives up six walks, but the bullpen gives up just one run in a 2-1 win over the Giants that gives L.A. a three-game lead in the NL West.
The Los Angeles Dodgers head down the home stretch of the regular season with the first of four games against the rival San Francisco Giants set for Thursday night in L.A.
After dominating performances from Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the first two games of the National League Championship series, the Dodgers and the Brewers have flown west for at least Games 3 and 4 at Chavez Ravine with Los Angeles in control of the series leading two games to none.
Tommy Edman hit a tiebreaking single off hard-throwing rookie Jacob Misiorowski in a two-run sixth inning, and the Dodgers beat the Brewers 3-1 on Thursday to take a 3-0 lead in the NL Championship Series.