The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 in Game 2 of the NLCS, taking a 2-0 series lead. Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto is removed in the third inning and finishes with his shortest postseason outing of his career. Multiple outlets report he pitches 2 2/3 innings and reaches an early exit after struggling in that frame.
All accounts say Yamamoto is unable to get through the third inning, allowing enough baserunners and runs to put the Dodgers behind. After the loss, he says he is still looking for answers about what went wrong. Reports also note that the Dodgers do not generate significant late offense in the game, and that Yamamoto’s stat line includes three runs, four hits, two walks, and one strikeout, with 75 pitches thrown. The articles differ mostly in emphasis—some focus on his early removal, while others highlight the Dodgers’ inability to respond offensively—while agreeing on the central outcome of Game 2 and the series situation.
