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Yoshinobu Yamamoto still searching for answers after disastrous NLCS inning

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Murray, T. L. (2026, October 13). Yoshinobu Yamamoto still searching for answers after disastrous NLCS inning. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/12/sports/yoshinobu-yamamoto-still-searching-for-answers-after-disastrous-nlcs-inning/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-13 · by Thomas L. Murray

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto struggled during Monday’s NLCS game, pitching 2 ⅔ innings and allowing four hits, three runs, two walks, and striking out only one batter before being removed in the third inning by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. After giving up a critical two-run RBI single to Christian Yelich that put Milwaukee ahead 3-2, Yamamoto expressed uncertainty about his performance’s cause, planning to review video footage for insights. The article focuses on Yamamoto's challenging outing and its impact on the game's early stages, where his inability to control the inning led to a pivotal shift in momentum favoring the Brewers.
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Dodgers 2-0 deficit NLCS; Brewers take lead thanks to William Contreras' homers and strong bullpen performance. Yoshinobu Yamamoto struggles, lasting only 2 2/3 innings. Dodgers face challenge in overcoming Brewers hot offense at home field for next three games. Derek Jeter suggests Dodgers must find hits to overcome trouble. Last Dodgers rally from 2-0 deficit was in 2020 NLCS against Braves. Los Angeles aims to become first NL team to win 3 straight World Series since NLCS begins Wednesday. Brewers look for first pennant since 1982 AL era.

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Topics

Brewers Dodgers NLCS The Los Angeles Dodgers the Milwaukee Brewers

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Yamamoto PERSON · 10× Bauers PERSON · 4× Brewers ORG · 3× Dodgers ORG · 2× Turang PERSON · 2× Yelich PERSON · 2× Christian Yelich PERSON · 1× The Los Angeles Dodgers ORG · 1× Yoshinobu Yamamoto PERSON · 1× the Milwaukee Brewers ORG · 1×

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Los Angeles tacked on three more runs after Yamamoto’s departure but couldn’t match the Brewers as Contreras went 3-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs, including a game-tying home run in the fifth and a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth.
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🔮 “I wanted to get through the third inning but couldn’t.”
2026-10-13 · New York Post
Yoshinobu Yamamoto still searching for answers after disastrous NLCS inning · assertive framing

Claims (20 extracted, 0 hedged)

The Los Angeles Dodgers are facing a 2-0 deficit in the NLCS after Yoshinobu Yamamoto was sent to the showers following the worst postseason performance of his career. asserted
Yamamoto → face → career
After Monday’s 7-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, Yamamoto isn’t sure what went wrong in the third inning. asserted
what → go → inning
“I don’t know the exact reason yet, I need to check the videos on what happened today,” Yamamoto said. asserted
Yamamoto → know → videos
“I wanted to get through the third inning but couldn’t.” asserted
I → want → inning
Yamamoto tossed 2 ⅔ innings on 75 pitches, while giving up four hits, three runs, two walks and only striking out one batter. asserted
Yamamoto → toss → batter
The Dodgers World Series hero from a year ago was pulled in the middle of the third inning, when Christian Yelich gave Milwaukee a 3-2 lead from a two-run RBI single. asserted
Yelich → pull → single
Before Yelich came up to bat, the Brewers were relentlessly working Yamamoto, making him throw 22 pitches between David Hamilton, Jackson Chourio, Brice Turang, and William Contreras. asserted
him → come → Hamilton
Turang was down 0-2 in the count, then saw four pitches go past him for a walk. asserted
pitches → see → walk
During the at-bat, Yamamoto tried to get Turang to chase outside but couldn’t get him to bite. asserted
him → try → bat
He attempted to challenge the final pitch of the at-bat but was denied, leaving him appearing frustrated while on the mound. asserted
He → attempt → mound
Two at-bats later, Yamamoto had his biggest challenge yet of the postseason. asserted
Yamamoto → have → postseason
In two at-bats against Yamamoto, Bauers saw a total of 17 pitches against the Dodgers star, including a 12-pitch at-bat in the third inning, where he threw five different pitch sequences in the final six pitches of the at-bat. asserted
he → see → bat
“I was trying to work on the edge of the zone, some pitches were really good,” Yamamoto said. asserted
Yamamoto → try → zone
“He just stayed on it. asserted
He → stay → it
He did a good job.” asserted
He → do → job
Yamamoto was on the verge of getting out of the inning by forcing Bauers into a 3-2 count until Bauers fouled off six pitches and forced his way on base with a walk, setting the stage for Yelich to take the plate with the bases loaded. asserted
bases → get → plate
Alex Vesia was brought in afterward, and he got Garrett Mitchell to go down swinging. asserted
Mitchell → bring → ?
After the half inning was over, Dave Roberts told Ken Rosenthal during a live interview during the game that he “felt we had to stop the damage right there.” asserted
we → tell → damage
Los Angeles tacked on three more runs after Yamamoto’s departure but couldn’t match the Brewers as Contreras went 3-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs, including a game-tying home run in the fifth and a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth. asserted
Contreras → tack → sixth
The Brewers tacked on two more runs in the eighth on RBI singles from Hamilton and Bauers to give the game its final score. asserted
Brewers → tack → score
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