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The ball-go-far offense -- the Dodgers have scored 80% of their runs in this Series on homers -- backed the best work Yoshinobu Yamamoto has put up since June. Yamamoto gave up one run, getting caught trying to sneak a 2-2 fastball by Juan Soto in the third, on one hit and two walks. Yamamoto retired the final 11 batters he faced after the homer The righty threw 57% strikes and got 12 whiffs, including four on just 11 splitters. While carving a start like this into splits is a little silly, the Yankees went 0-for-10 when Yamamoto threw a first-pitch strike, consistent with his advantage from that position all year long.
