No pitcher had thrown a complete game in the World Series in a decade. No pitcher had thrown back-to-back complete games in the postseason since Curt Schilling in 2001. Yamamoto broke the first drought in the National League Championship Series last week.

The Los Angeles Dodgers tied the 2025 World Series at one game a piece Saturday, defeating the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-1, behind a complete game from pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Despite sleeping on a pull-out couch before Game 1, Addison Barger hit a pinch-hit grand slam as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series opener.