Baseball: Yamamoto lasts 2/3 inning, takes loss in shortest MLB start
Yamamoto (8-7) endured a forgettable outing at American Family Field, where he allowed a double and walk before Andrew Vaughn connected on his high 2-2 slider for a three-run home run to left-center in the first inning with two outs.
Mookie Betts could have ended the frame but a throwing error from the shortstop scored the fourth run and a flare to right by Andruw Monasterio plated the fifth before Yamamoto was taken off the mound after 41 pitches.
"I was pitching with a bad rhythm," said the right-hander, who gave up four hits and walked two. "I think it was difficult for position players to defend too."
"I gave up a homer that let them seize control. I'm really frustrated to have lost the game."
Two-way star Shohei Ohtani went 2-for-4 with singles in the first and eighth for his first multiple-hit game in nine but the Dodgers lost their fourth straight.
Yu Darvish allowed two runs over 3-2/3 innings in his first start of the year for the San Diego Padres, meanwhile, after the 38-year-old returned from right elbow inflammation in a 6-3 defeat against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Darvish (0-1) had a 1-2-3 first before giving up a run each in the second and third as the Diamondbacks came back to lead 2-1. The veteran allowed three hits and walks each with a hit batsman and got the hook after getting his fifth and last strikeout in the fourth.
His countryman and reliever Yuki Matsui also gave up two runs over 1-1/3 innings.
Yusei Kikuchi surrendered four runs over five innings and did not get a decision in the Los Angeles Angels' 6-5 walk-off win over the Texas Rangers.
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