Yamamoto’s throwback dominance secures Game 2 for Dodgers, ties World Series 1

TORONTO — He emerged from the dugout as if transported from a bygone era, when starting pitchers doubled as closers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, in the ninth inning, of the World Series. Before last night’s 5-1 victory by the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Toronto Blue Jays, a decade had passed since a pitcher finished what he started on this stage.