Yamamoto insisted on pitching in Game 7 and wrote history
Yamamoto is the fourth pitcher to win Games 6 and 7, and the second in the last 50 years with three wins in the same SM
TORONTO – Yoshinobu Yamamoto read that Dave Roberts He told reporters Friday night that on Saturday for the final game of the World Series all the pitchers were available except him.
It was logical. Yamamoto just won for the second time in the series, after pitching 97 times in six full innings to help the Los Angeles Dodgers force that seventh game of the series against the Toronto Blue Jays. His almost heroic decision to also work in the final match of the series also made him the fourth pitcher to win in Games 6 and 7 and the second in the last 50 years to win three times in the same World Series.
“He sent us a text saying that he was undergoing treatment after the game to be ready for Game 7,” the Dodgers general manager told reporters. Andrew Friedmanafter the triumph and coronation. “Actually, I hardly paid attention to him. I just thought he wanted to help, that he actually cared personally.”
The manager added that on Saturday he received another message from Yamamoto, who confirmed that he was feeling fine.
Hours later, Yamamoto came in to pitch for the second day in a row; this time,. two and two-thirds innings of one-hit ball and no runs to become the first pitcher in history to win three away games in the same World Series.
More importantly, to stop the Blue Jays offense and seal the Dodgers’ two-time championship.
“To be honest, before I came in, when I started in the bullpen to warm up, I wasn’t sure I could pitch at my highest level. But, as I warmed up, making some adjustments, I started to think that I could come in and do my job,” said the Japanese pitcher.
“He always felt confident that he could. He told me several times because I was not going to compromise his health,” Roberts explained. “I only trusted him when he told me it was okay to continue. And we already saw his performance, but, above all, his competitiveness.”
