Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto Chased by Brewers in 3rd Inning of Game 2 in Stunning Turn of Events

Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been one of the most dominant postseason pitchers in recent memory.

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On Monday in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, he couldn’t get out of the third inning.

After a 36-pitch third inning in which Yamamoto was only able to record two outs, the right-hander has been pulled from Game 2.

Jake Bauers drew a 12-pitch walk to load the bases with two outs, and Christian Yelich hit a two-run single. That ended up being it for Yamamoto, in by far the shortest start of his postseason career.

CHRISTIAN YELICH COMES THROUGH!

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– MLB (@MLB) October 12, 2026

After getting just five innings from Tarik Skubal in Game 1 on Sunday, the Dodgers will need at least 16 outs from their bullpen on Monday. Alex Vesia got the first of those in the bottom of the third inning to limit the damage and keep the score at 3-2 Brewers.

“You got to give credit to [William] Contreras, Bauers – those guys put together great at-bats. They were spoiling really good pitches. They took some pitches that were tough,” manager Dave Roberts said on the FOX broadcast of the game in the top of the fourth inning. “I just felt that we had to kind of stop the damage right there and get Vesia in there.”

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto Game 2 Recap

Yamamoto struggled out the gate in NLCS Game 2, but didn’t get any help from the umpire or his defense.

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This story was originally published October 12, 2026 at 3:25 PM.