The Toronto Blue Jays have spent much of their season making opposing pitchers look ordinary. That is, until Game 2 of the World Series came, and everything changed. At the Rogers Centre, their bats went quiet, and so did the raging crowd. Yoshinobu Yamamoto took the mound, and the same unstoppable Jays fence hit a wall!
The Dodgers right-hander delivered a 105-pitch complete-game masterpiece, and it silenced the league’s hottest lineup. It was 5-1, and LA, with that win, evened out the series. It was Yamamoto’s second consecutive complete game in the postseason.
It is something no one has ever done since Curt Schilling back in 2001! And Blue Jays manager John Schneider is not taking this loss lightly; in fact, he had a clear message and a confession post-game.
Blue Jays manager John Schneider addresses the media following Game 2 of the #WorldSeries. pic.twitter.com/4nzp5E3oFj
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“He was that good,” Schneider said. “That first inning was probably our best chance. After that, chances were rare. Second complete game in a row in the postseason—that’s impressive. He made it hard for us to make him work.” And honestly, Toronto early on had the chance to keep its offensive magic alive. Yoshinobu Yamamoto needed 23 pitches to escape a first and third, no-out jam in the opening inning. Clement reached in the second after Freeman lost a routine pop-up. George Springer then tied the game 1-1 in the third when he came home on Kirk’s sacrifice fly. For a brief moment, Jays fans were beaming off that energy. But that was it.
Then, Yoshinobu Yamamoto retired the final 20 batters he faced!
He froze the Jays’ lineup that had been averaging 6.8 runs per game this postseason! His funky delivery and six-pitch arsenal left Toronto simply guessing all night. Only two hitters on the Jays’ roster had faced him before, and the result showed. This loss was a stark contrast from the Dodgers’ Game 1 loss, when Blake Snell was chased after giving up five runs. Now the focus, though, is Game 3 and Tyler Glasnow. Schneider had one message for the upcoming game: “Right now, we’re worried about Glasnow. But we’re good at adjusting. We always are.”
So, game 3 in LA might be when the Jays go back into answering mode. Because, screaming, “we don’t need you” to Ohtani, clearly didn’t rattle the Dodgers!
Can Tyler Glasnow derail the Blue Jays’ World Series run?
There is no doubt about the capability that Tyler Glasnow has. The 32-year-old right-hander has thrown 13⅓ ⅓ innings over three postseason appearances and struck out 18 and allowed just one earned run. He has looked unstoppable, whether starting or coming out of the bullpen.
And his last outing with the Brewers was classic Glasnow—eight strikeouts, one earned run, and a handful of hits and walks over 5⅔ innings. So, when John Schneider says that they are worried about Glasnow, there is a huge reason for it.
But to counter him, Schneider is sending none other than Max Scherzer. In fact, right after the ALCS win, Schneider revealed that Scherzer showed up to him asking, “When am I starting in the World Series?” Schneider then laughed it off, but now, finally, the three-time Cy Young winner will get the ball in Game 3 against Glasnow. Scherzer’s postseason story this season has been wild, to say the least. He was left off the Division Series roster, made just one start, and then was crushed in Game 4 of the ALCS with two runs allowed over 5⅔ innings and earned his eighth career playoff win.
Now at 41 years old, he is the oldest pitcher to start a postseason game since Jamie Moyer in 2008—and he is thankful for the spot. “That is what you play for, to get to this spot. So many great players never get here, or only once. I feel fortunate to have another crack at it.” Monday’s game will be his test for sure!