Dodgers Tie World Series Behind Throwback Excellence from Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Yamamoto's second consecutive complete game evened up the Fall Classic in Toronto.
In today's MLB pitching era, bullpens are used strategically, with managers and front offices reluctant to push starting pitchers.
- Complete games are an endangered species, even for pitchers with no-hitters on the line.
- Unless the pitch count is pristine and the manager has full trust, fresh arms are deployed instead.
We live in a different era for MLB pitching.
During the 2025 regular season, 30 teams combined for 29 complete games, one less than Steve Carlton's 1972 Cy Young-winning season.
Author's summary: Dodgers even World Series with Yoshinobu Yamamoto's excellence.
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