{"id":108670,"date":"2025-10-21T20:55:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T00:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=108670"},"modified":"2025-10-21T20:55:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T00:55:19","slug":"dodgers-blake-snell-yoshinobu-yamamoto-starting-first-world-series-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/10\/21\/dodgers-blake-snell-yoshinobu-yamamoto-starting-first-world-series-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Go with Familiar One-Two Pitching Punch to Start World Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Dodgers are going with a familiar combination as they head to the World Series<\/a> against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. Manager Dave Roberts<\/a> announced that left-hander Blake Snell<\/a> will start Game One, and right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/a> will be on the mound in Game Two, per Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic.<\/p>\n

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Mar 19, 2025; Bunkyo, Tokyo, JPN; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) is introduced prior to the game against the Chicago Cubs during the Tokyo Series at Tokyo Dome. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dodgers Going with Snell, Yamamoto in Games 1-2 of World Series<\/h2>\n
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Dave Roberts said Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start the first two games of the World Series.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) October 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n