TORONTO -- It had been 24 years since a starter put together consecutive complete games this time of year, a stretch that encompassed a seismic shift in the industry's handling of pitchers. One-hundred pitches have since become a red flag and bullpens have increasingly taken on more importance, never more so than in October. That Yoshinobu Yamamoto did it now -- against another road crowd ready to erupt, while facing another lineup adept at making contact, at the tail end of his second major league season -- became a source of wonder among his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates.

"Amazing," Mookie Betts said after watching Yamamoto propel his team to a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday night, giving the Dodgers a road split in this best-o

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