LOS ANGELES — Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up one hit over 6⅓ innings, Freddie Freeman homered for the second straight night and the Los Angeles Dodgers hit three early longballs off Carlos Rodon to beat the New York Yankees 4-2 on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium to take a 2-0 World Series lead.
Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hernandez also went deep for the Dodgers, who watched star slugger Shohei Ohtani walk off the field because of an apparent left shoulder injury at the end of the seventh inning.
After the Yankees closed to 4-2 on Giancarlo Stanton's RBI single in the ninth against Blake Treinen, Alex Vesia relieved with the bases loaded and retired pinch hitter Jose Trevino on a first-pitch flyout for a save.
Yamamoto gave up Juan Soto's third-inning homer, then retired his last 11 batters. According to ESPN Research, Yamamoto is the 13th pitcher in World Series history with one or fewer hits allowed in an outing of at least six innings.