Dodgers even up World Series against Blue Jays with Game 2 win behind Yamamoto, Ohtani

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 in Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday night to even the series up at one game apiece. 

While Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a one-run complete game in a historic outing for Los Angeles at the Rogers Centre, all eyes were on superstar Shohei Ohtani after he was booed and taunted by the Toronto crowd in Game 1.

During the Blue Jays’ 11-4 blowout win in the opener Friday, the crowd broke into a chant of “We don’t need him!” referencing Ohtani’s rejection of the Blue Jays’ recruitment offer in the winter of 2023, when he joined the Dodgers instead. 

Ohtani didn’t get a hit until the eighth inning on Saturday, but it was a big one as it helped spark the Dodgers’ rally to extend the lead from 3-1 to 5-1. 

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Ohtani was seen giving a celebration after the hit. 

The score held, as Ohtani’s fellow Japanese teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto earned the win, pitching a complete game for the second straight outing. 

It was the first World Series complete game since Johnny Cueto in 2015 and the first time a pitcher has pitched a complete game in back-to-back postseason games since Curt Schilling in 2001. 

The series will head back to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Monday. 

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