"I think that the baseball fan, they probably appreciate that. You have to appreciate a complete game," Blue Jays manager John Schneider said after Game 2 about Yamamoto's outing.

Sheehan is a 25-year-old with less than 150 career innings in the major leagues.

A walk, single and hit batter loaded the bases in the sixth, chasing Dodgers starter Blake Snell and opening the door to a vulnerable Dodgers bullpen.