A day after throwing 96 pitches in a Game 6 win, Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched 2⅔ scoreless innings in relief to help lead the Dodgers to victory in Saturday's Game 7.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto authors one of the greatest pitching performances in Fall Classic history, including 2⅔ scoreless innings in the 11-inning clincher Saturday night, the day after throwing 96

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said before Saturday’s Game 2 that he’s more concerned about the current state of the World Series than he is about pending labor negotiations, given the current Collective Bargaining Agreement expires after next season.

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images No pitcher had gone the distance in the Fall Classic since Kansas City's Johnny Cueto fired a two-hitter against the New York Mets ... Dodgers pitcher with a solo Series effort, in Games 2 and 5 against Oakland in 1988.

The Los Angeles Dodgers bounced back from a disappointing start to the World Series to take Game 2 over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Saturday night at the Rogers Centre.

Yamamoto pitches his second consecutive complete game of the postseason, holding a Toronto lineup that scored 11 runs in Game 1 to just one run on four hits in a 5-1 win. Game 3 is Monday night at

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw explains to the media the significance of Yamamoto agreeing to pitch in Game 7 of the World Series on short rest.