In Photos: Shohei Ohtani finds perfect animal comparison for Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s celebration face after dominant WS Game 2 outing

Yoshinobu Yamamoto came out of the blocks roaring like a lion in game 2 of the World Series with a near-perfect outing. At least that was what his countryman Shohei Ohtani thought of his performance, albeit, with a slight twist.

Yamamoto and Ohtani have built a strong camaraderie over the course of the season. Both the Japanese superstars signed with the Dodgers for deals worth in excess of $1 billion. That seems to have paid off so far as Yamamoto earned his second win of the postseason with 6.1 innings of one-run ball against the Yankees.

On Instagram, the senior Dodgers man posted a picture of Yamamoto as a story and followed it up with a picture of baby lion. Yamamoto's jubilant face seemed to mimic the roar of the cub.

Shohei Ohtani's Instagram story

Yoshinbu Yamamoto now has a 2-0 record in the postseason in 18.2 innings. After a bad start against the San Diego Padres in the NLDS opener, the former NPB All-Star earned just three runs in his next three starts.

Dodgers concerned over Shohei Ohtani's health status

While Shohei Ohtani was all praises for his teammate, he will be slight concerned about his availability in game 3 of the World Sries. In the bottom of the seventh innings, the Dodgers DH injured his left shoulder while trying to slide into second base in order to get a steal. Ohtani was picked off by Austin Wells and was tagged out to end the innings.

Ohtani was forced to leave the game with the help of a trainer. After the game, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts stated that there are no immediate plans to change the lineup as they expect Ohtani to feature on Monday. He will get inspected on Sunday and they are hopeful of positive results as he was able to move his arm well.

“We’re going to get some tests at some point tonight, tomorrow, and then we’ll know more in the next couple days,” Roberts said. “But the strength was great. The range of motion, good. So we’re encouraged. But obviously I can’t speculate because we don’t have the scans yet. Once we get the scans, we’ll know more.”

Shohei Ohtani's presence is crucial to the Dodgers as they look to wrap up the World Series. They will be optimistic as teams with a 2-0 record have gone on to win 77 out of 92 best-of-seven series.