Yamamoto tosses complete game against Blue Jays to help Dodgers win 5-1 and even World Series

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF GAME 2 OF THE WORLD SERIES BETWEEN TORONTO BLUE JAYS AND LOS ANGELES DODGERS SHOWS: TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (OCTOBER 25, 2025) (MLB – See restrictions before use) TOP OF 1ST INNING  1. BLUE JAYS STARTER KEVIN GAUSMAN PITCHING – DODGERS WILL SMITH HITS AN RBI SINGLE, FREDDIE FREEMAN SCORES TO GIVE DODGERS 1-0 LEAD 2. REPLAYS OF SMITH'S RBI SINGLE  BOTTOM 1ST 3. DODGERS STARTING PITCHER YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO STRIKES OUT VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR. 4. REPLAY OF YAMAMOTO STRIKING OUT GUERRERO JR.  5. YAMAMOTO STRIKES OUT ALEJANDRO KIRK  6. YAMAMOTO STRIKES OUT DAULTON VARSHO 7. REPLAY OF YAMAMOTO STRIKING OUT VARSHO  BOTTOM 3RD  8. BLUE JAYS KIRK HITS A SACRIFICE FLY AND GEORGE SPRINGER SCORES FOR BLUE JAYS TO TIE THE GAME AT 1-1/ KIRK CLOSE-UP/ KIRK CELEBRATING WITH TEAMMATES IN THE DUGOUT  TOP 7TH 9. WILL SMITH HITS A GO-AHEAD SOLO HOME RUN AND GIVES DODGERS 2-1 LEAD 10. REPLAYS OF SMITH'S SOLO HOME RUN  11. SMITH CELEBRATING IN THE DUGOUT  12. MAX MUNCY HITS A SOLO HOME RUN AND EXTENDS DODGERS' LEAD TO 3-1/ MUNCY CLOSE-UP  13. REPLAY OF MUNCY'S SOLO HOME RUN/ MUNCY CELEBRATING  TOP 8TH  14. BLUE JAYS RELIEVER JEFF HOFFMAN THROWS WILD PITCH THAT BOUNCES OFF SHOE OF FREDDIE FREEMAN, ANDY PAGES SCORES FROM 3RD BASE AND EXTENDS DODGERS' LEAD TO 4-1 15. REPLAY OF HOFFMAN'S WILD PITCH BOUNCING OFF SHOE OF FREEMAN 16. WILL SMITH GROUNDS INTO A FORCEOUT, SHOHEI OHTANI SCORES TO EXTEND DODGERS' LEAD TO 5-1  17. VARIOUS REPLAYS OF DODGERS 5TH RUN  BOTTOM 8TH  18. YAMAMOTO STRIKES OUT NATHAN LUKES FOR 3RD OUT TO END INNING/ DODGERS FANS CHEERING/ YAMAMOTO CLOSE-UP  BOTTOM 9TH  19. YAMAMOTO GETS GUERRERO JR. TO GROUND OUT TO 1ST BASEMAN FREEMAN FOR 1ST OUT  20. KIRK FLIES OUT TO DODGERS CENTER FIELDER JUSTIN DEAN FOR 2ND OUT 22. REPLAY OF KIRK FLY BALL AND DEAN MAKING NICE CATCH FOR 2ND OUT 21. DAULTON VARSHO POPS OUT TO 3RD BASEMAN MAX MUNCY FOR 3RD AND FINAL OUT TO END GAME 22. YAMAMOTO AND CATCHER WILL SMITH CELEBRATING COMPLETE GAME 5-1 WIN STORY: Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a complete-game masterpiece, while Will Smith and Max Muncy delivered pivotal home runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 to even the World Series at 1-1. Game three of the best-of-seven series is scheduled for Monday (October 27) in Los Angeles. Yamamoto allowed just one run on four hits and no walks while striking out eight over his 105-pitch outing. After Toronto tied the game at 1-1 in the third inning, the Japanese ace settled into a groove, retiring the final 20 batters he faced. He capped his night with three strikeouts in the eighth and a perfect ninth inning. The Dodgers struck first in the opening frame against Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman. Freddie Freeman's two-out double set up an RBI single by Will Smith to give Los Angeles a 1-0 lead. Toronto leveled the score in the third when George Springer, who was hit by a pitch, advanced to third on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s single and scored on Alejandro Kirk's sacrifice fly. Gausman dominated the middle innings, retiring 17 consecutive batters until Smith launched a solo homer to left field in the seventh, his first of the postseason, breaking the tie. Muncy followed with his second home run of the playoffs, another solo shot to left, chasing Gausman after 6 2/3 innings with three runs allowed, four hits, and six strikeouts. The Dodgers added two more runs in the eighth. Singles by Andy Pages and Shohei Ohtani, followed by a walk to Mookie Betts, loaded the bases. A wild pitch by reliever Jeff Hoffman brought home Pages, and Freeman was intentionally walked to reload the bases. Smith then hit a fielder's choice grounder, scoring another run. Yamamoto closed out his dominant performance by shutting down Toronto's lineup in the final two innings, sealing a pivotal victory for Los Angeles and setting up a crucial Game 3 at Dodger Stadium. (Production: Suramya Kaushik & David Grip) More MLB content is available on Reuters Connect here: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?sources=mlbimagen

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