Dodgers take 2-0 World Series lead behind Yamamoto's Game 2 gem - ESPN

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. He is the second Dodgers pitcher to do so after Rich Hill in 2018 against the Boston Red Sox, and the first pitcher to do it against the Yankees.

«I was really looking forward to this game,» Yamamoto said through an interpreter, «and I'm glad that we had a great ending.»

Soto also singled in the ninth and scored on Stanton's one-out hit off the third-base bag. Jazz Chisholm Jr. singled and Anthony Rizzo was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Treinen then struck out Anthony Volpe before Vesia completed a four-hitter.

Ohtani hurt his left arm on a feet-first slide when he was caught stealing second base to end the seventh inning.

Game 3 is Monday night at Yankee Stadium. Of teams holding 2-0 World Series leads, 45 of 56 have gone on to win the title.

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