山本由伸の合図を無視してまさかの降板…3失点のうち2点を生んだ判断にピッチングニンジャとレジェンドが一喝【ドジャース・山本由伸】

Game 2: Dodgers 4, Brewers 7 — October 12

The video recounts a League Championship Series Game 2 in Milwaukee. The Dodgers fell behind 0–2 in the series. Yoshinobu Yamamoto left in the middle of the third inning after 75 pitches, having allowed four hits and three runs.

Key moments

• Bottom of the first: With one out, Milwaukee’s No. 2 hitter, identified in the captions as Turang, took a low splitter for a called ball on a two-strike count. The video argues that the pitch was inside the strike zone. Turang later doubled on a full count and scored the tying run on the next batter’s hit.
• Bottom of the third: After the Dodgers took a 2–1 lead, Turang came up again with a runner at second. On a full count, Yamamoto threw a 91-mph cutter near the outside corner, which was called a ball. The video says Yamamoto signaled for catcher Will Smith to challenge the call, but Smith did not. Turang’s at-bat continued; after a fly out and a 12-pitch plate appearance that loaded the bases, Christian Yelich hit a ball to center, bringing in two runs and putting Milwaukee ahead 3–2. Yamamoto was then removed.
• Later innings and final: The video says a 24-year-old Dodgers reliever held Milwaukee scoreless for an inning in the fourth. The Dodgers’ offense managed only three hits, and Milwaukee won 7–4. The video’s account places the series at 0–2 for the Dodgers; later captions mistakenly say 2–2.

Main criticism

The video’s main criticism is that the Dodgers let two close calls go unreviewed while Yamamoto appeared to request a challenge. It argues that the missed opportunities helped extend the innings and contributed to runs, while emphasizing that Yamamoto was still throwing hard when he was pulled. It also notes that the Dodgers finished the game with two defensive challenges unused.

As context, the video compares the episode with two Shohei Ohtani situations: a close call against Pittsburgh on June 10 that he reportedly hesitated to challenge, and a June 24 game against Minnesota in which he challenged a call himself and it was overturned. The video also points out that the Dodgers’ low hit total was another major factor in the loss.

Presenters and sources mentioned

• Rob Friedman, known as “Pitching Ninja”
• The MLB official website
• David Ortiz
• Japanese fan comments
• An unnamed former manager and an unnamed former player quoted in the video

The captions contain conflicting or garbled details, including the final series score. This summary follows the account that identifies the game as Game 2 and says the Dodgers went down 0–2.