MILWAUKEE -- For years, Major League teams have sought creative ways to record 27 outs in October. Managers turn to openers. They limit traditional starters to three innings or fewer. They endeavor not to overexpose their arms.
The 2025 Dodgers, though? They’re kicking it old school.
This is partly out of necessity, partly by design. No matter the reason, at a time of year when most modern teams zig, the Dodgers -- a modern operation if ever there was one -- are very much zagging. On Tuesday, Yoshinobu Yamamoto twirled a complete game to lead the Dodgers to a 5-1 victory over the Brewers in National League Championship Series Game 2. That performance came one night after Blake Snell faced the minimum through eight innings of another win, making those two the first teammates to deli