Yamamoto helps Dodgers take 2-0 World Series lead

Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto dominated the New York Yankees connected his World Series debut arsenic his Los Angeles Dodgers squad closed retired a 4-2 triumph to pb the best-of-seven bid 2-0.

The hosts besides thrilled the raucous Dodger Stadium assemblage with 3 location runs, and survived a last-gasp Yankees rally arsenic the National League champions took complaint of the 'Fall Classic'.

In opposition to the scoreless archetypal fractional of crippled one, some teams were connected the committee aboriginal arsenic the Dodgers' Tommy Edman and the Yankees' Juan Soto traded solo location runs.

But the hosts past staged a location tally derby of their ain successful the 3rd inning, with Teoscar Hernandez and Friday's walk-off leader Freddie Freeman some going heavy to springiness the Dodgers a 4-1 lead.

Yamamoto, who penned a 12-year declaration worthy $325m (£251m) - a Major League Baseball grounds for a pitcher - erstwhile helium joined the Dodgers from the Japanese league past December, pitched into the seventh inning, with Soto's homer the lone deed helium allowed.

The Yankees offence, with prima batter Aaron Judge hitless and striking retired 3 times, fared nary amended against the bullpen until they rallied successful the ninth inning.

The visitors were successful the past accidental saloon erstwhile Soto led disconnected with a basal hit, precocious to 2nd connected a chaotic transportation and was driven successful by Giancarlo Stanton to marque it 4-2.

Jazz Chisholm Jr singled and Anthony Rizzo was deed by a transportation to load the bases, but Anthony Volpe struck retired and, with the Yankees down to their past out, pinch-hitter Jose Trevino flew retired to centre field.

A bigger interest for the Dodgers was erstwhile designated hitter Shohei Ohtani near the tract successful immoderate symptom aft injuring his near enarthrosis during a failed stolen basal effort successful the seventh inning.

The bid present moves to New York, with crippled 3 astatine Yankee Stadium connected Monday evening.

Game 1: Dodgers 6-3 Yankees

Game 2: Dodgers 4-2 Yankees

Game 3 (in New York): Monday, 28 October

Game 4 (in New York): Tuesday, 29 October

Game 5* (in New York): Wednesday, 30 October

Game 6* (in LA): Friday, 1 November

Game 7* (in LA): Saturday, 2 November

*if required. Matches commencement 20:08 Eastern Time (early adjacent greeting UK time). Home squad listed first.