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Kyodo News
15 hours ago
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- Kyodo News
Baseball: Yamamoto pitches Dodgers to win, backed by Ohtani's 2 RBIs
CINCINNATI, Ohio - Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out nine over seven strong innings and Shohei Ohtani drove in two runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday. Yamamoto (9-7) allowed one run on four hits and two walks in his latest quality start. The right-hander threw 65 of his 101 pitches for strikes and took his ERA for his last three starts to 0.95. He gave up his only run on a force-out in the first inning but kept the Reds in check for the rest of his time on the mound. Ohtani broke a 1-1 deadlock with his two-RBI double in the top of the fifth, driving a 1-0 fastball from Cincinnati starter Chase Burns (0-3) into the gap in center field. The three-time MVP also drew two walks in his 1-for-3 outing. Teoscar Hernandez contributed two RBIs, Freddie Freeman drove in a run, and Mookie Betts went 2-for-3 as the top of the Los Angeles lineup clicked into gear at the Great American Ball Park.
CBS News
15 hours ago
- Sport
- CBS News
Ohtani's two-run double, Yamamoto's strong start lead Dodgers past Reds 5-2
Shohei Ohtani extended his hitting streak to nine games with a two-run double in the fifth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 on Monday night. Dodgers' right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-7) went seven innings for the fifth time this season and struck out nine while Teoscar Hernández had two hits and drove in a pair of runs. Reds rookie Chase Burns (0-3) had his third straight game with 10 strikeouts, but is still seeking his first win in the majors. The right-hander gave up three runs in 5 2/3 innings. Cincinnati tried to put together a rally in the ninth. Will Benson had an RBI single and the Reds had the bases loaded with two outs in the ninth but Jack Dreyer came on and got Matt McLain to ground out to short to end the game for his first big-league save. Miguel Rojas led off the fifth with a double and Mookie Betts got aboard with a one-out base hit before Ohtani hit a line-drive double to center off a 99.4 mph fastball by Burns to put the Dodgers up 3-1. Ohtani is batting .306 (11 for 36) with nine runs scored and 13 RBIs during his hitting streak. Yamamoto didn't allow a hit after the third inning and retired 14 of the last 15 Cincinnati batters he faced. Ohtani scored his MLB-leading 100th run of the season during the seventh inning when he scored on Freddie Freeman's base hit to right field to extend the Dodgers' lead to 5-1. Burns is the second Cincinnati pitcher since 1900 to have double-digit strikeouts in three straight starts. The other was Raisel Iglesias in 2015. Dodgers' RHP Tyler Glasnow (1-1, 2.75 ERA) matches up against Reds' LHP Nick Lodolo (8-6, 3.08) in the middle game of the series. Lodolo had a complete-game shutout in his last start on July 23 at Washington.
Yahoo
16 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers a pitching master class in Dodgers' win over Reds
Yoshinobu Yamamoto's season can be divided into three distinct parts so far. The thrilling opening act, when the second-year Japanese star started the season with a 4-2 record and 0.90 earned-run average in his first seven starts. A shaky middle stanza, when the 26-year-old right-hander stumbled with a 2-4 mark and 4.43 ERA over his next eight outings from May 8 to June 19. And lately, a (what he and the Dodgers at least hope is) a sustained midseason revival, with Yamamoto rounding back into Cy Young-caliber form again with a 3-1 record and 1.71 ERA over his last six trips to the mound bump. In a 5-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, Yamamoto delivered another master class for the Dodgers at Great American Ball Park, giving up just one run on four hits while striking out nine over seven superb innings. Read more: As Dodgers look to upgrade outfield, Harrison Bader could be a trade deadline fit It was Yamamoto once again at his best. Filling up the strike zone. Working ahead in counts. And getting almost nothing but empty swings and soft contact after allowing his lone run in the first. Using every bit of his full six-pitch mix, Yamamoto got 17 whiffs, gave up just two balls hit harder than 95 mph (MLB's threshold for 'hard hit' contact) and largely cruised against a Reds team battling for a National League wild-card spot. His only trouble came early, when the Reds (56-51) loaded the bases on two singles and a walk in the first before scoring on a ground ball from former Dodgers infielder Gavin Lux. After that, only one other baserunner even reached scoring position in what was Yamamoto's fifth start this season of at least seven innings and no more than one run. At one point, he retired 11 hitters in a row. And at no point did the game ever appear in doubt, not after the Dodgers broke open an early 1-1 tie with two runs in the fifth and two more in the seventh. Monday was the start of what the Dodgers (62-45) envision as a week-long stretch of strong starting pitching. On Tuesday, Tyler Glasnow will take the mound. On Wednesday, it will be Shohei Ohtani, who was pushed back a few days in order to pitch ahead of an off-day. And after Clayton Kershaw goes on Friday in a series-opener in Tampa Bay, marquee offseason signing Blake Snell will make his long-awaited return from a shoulder injury later in the weekend. That's the kind of star power the Dodgers hope to have for the rest of their season, crossing their fingers that the star-studded group will stay healthy and intact through the campaign's final two months. Read more: Trade Dustin May? Dodgers pitcher stumbles in loss to Red Sox as deadline rumors swirl Still, while Snell and Glasnow have missed significant time with injury, and Ohtani has been ever-methodically built up, it is Yamamoto who has helped carry the starting staff this season, improving to 9-7 on the year with a 2.48 ERA (third-best in the National League). The year has challenged the $325-million signing in ways he didn't experience last season, when he battled his own injuries and inconsistent performance as an MLB rookie who at times appeared to lack confidence. From the outset, he embraced the expectations that accompanied his stellar opening month-plus. In May and June, he ground through occasionally faulty command and a pair of rough outings in which he yielded five runs. But ever since a scoreless, rain-shortened five-inning start in Colorado at the end of June, Yamamoto has rediscovered his early-season dominance. The week after that, he held the Chicago White Sox to one run in seven innings. Then, after porous defense and questionable pitch calling contributed to a one-inning, five-run (three earned) disaster against the Milwaukee Brewers, he answered right back with seven scoreless innings against the San Francisco Giants going into the All-Star break (when he was for the National League team at the Midsummer Classic). Read more: Dodgers Dugout On Monday, Yamamoto got plenty of help from his offense. Mookie Betts led the game off with a double on his hardest-hit ball (103.8 mph) in almost a month, before scoring on Teoscar Hernández's RBI single. In the fifth, Ohtani put the Dodgers in front with a two-run double to center. In the seventh, Hernández and Freeman each singled home insurance runs. The scoring was nice for a Dodgers offense coming off two frustrating losses full of missed chances over this past weekend in Boston. But in the big picture, it's Yamamoto and the pitching staff that might be most important in the team's title defense — with Monday serving as another reminder of the firepower he, and they, possess. Sign up for more Dodgers news with Dodgers Dugout. Delivered at the start of each series. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Yahoo
16 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Ohtani's two-run double extends hitting streak as Dodgers defeat Reds 5-2
CINCINNATI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani extended his hitting streak to nine games with a two-run double in the fifth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 on Monday night. Dodgers' right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-7) went seven innings for the fifth time this season and struck out nine while Teoscar Hernández had two hits and drove in a pair of runs. Reds rookie Chase Burns (0-3) had his third straight game with 10 strikeouts, but is still seeking his first win in the majors. The right-hander gave up three runs in 5 2/3 innings. Cincinnati tried to put together a rally in the ninth. Will Benson had an RBI single and the Reds had the bases loaded with two outs in the ninth but Jack Dreyer came on and got Matt McLain to ground out to short to end the game for his first big-league save. Miguel Rojas led off the fifth with a double and Mookie Betts got aboard with a one-out base hit before Ohtani hit a line-drive double to center off a 99.4 mph fastball by Burns to put the Dodgers up 3-1. Ohtani is batting .306 (11 for 36) with nine runs scored and 13 RBIs during his hitting streak. Yamamoto didn't allow a hit after the third inning and retired 14 of the last 15 Cincinnati batters he faced. Key moment Ohtani scored his MLB-leading 100th run of the season during the seventh inning when he scored on Freddie Freeman's base hit to right field to extend the Dodgers' lead to 5-1. Key stat Burns is the second Cincinnati pitcher since 1900 to have double-digit strikeouts in three straight starts. The other was Raisel Iglesias in 2015. Up next Dodgers' RHP Tyler Glasnow (1-1, 2.75 ERA) matches up against Reds' LHP Nick Lodolo (8-6, 3.08) in the middle game of the series. Lodolo had a complete-game shutout in his last start on July 23 at Washington. ___ AP MLB:
Los Angeles Times
16 hours ago
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers a pitching masterclass in Dodgers' win over Reds
CINCINNATI — Yoshinobu Yamamoto's season can be divided into three distinct parts so far. The thrilling opening act, when the second-year Japanese star started the season with a 4-2 record and 0.90 earned-run average in his first seven starts. A shaky middle stanza, when the 26-year-old right-hander stumbled with a 2-4 mark and 4.43 ERA over his next eight outings from May 8 to June 19. And lately, a (what he and the Dodgers at least hope is) a sustained midseason revival, with Yamamoto rounding back into Cy Young-caliber form again with a 3-1 record and 1.71 ERA over his last six trips to the bump. In a 5-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, Yamamoto delivered another masterclass for the Dodgers at Great American Ball Park, giving up just one run on four hits while striking out nine over seven superb innings. It was Yamamoto once again at his best. Filling up the strike zone. Working ahead in counts. And getting almost nothing but empty swings and soft contact after allowing his lone run in the first. Using every bit of his full six-pitch mix, Yamamoto got 17 whiffs, gave up just two balls hit harder than 95 mph (MLB's threshold for 'hard hit' contact) and largely cruised against a Reds team battling for a National League wild-card spot. His only trouble came early, when the Reds (56-51) loaded the bases on two singles and a walk in the first before scoring on a ground ball from former Dodgers infielder Gavin Lux. After that, only one other baserunner even reached scoring position in what was Yamamoto's fifth start this season of at least seven innings and no more than one run. At one point, he retired 11 hitters in a row. And at no point did the game ever appear in doubt, not after the Dodgers broke open an early 1-1 tie with two runs in the fifth and two more in the seventh. Monday was the start of what the Dodgers (62-45) envision as a week-long stretch of strong starting pitching. On Tuesday, Tyler Glasnow will take the mound. On Wednesday, it will be Shohei Ohtani, who was pushed back a few days in order to pitch ahead of an off-day. And after Clayton Kershaw goes on Friday in a series-opener in Tampa Bay, marquee offseason signing Blake Snell will make his long-awaited return from a shoulder injury later in the weekend. That's the kind of star power the Dodgers hope to have for the rest of their season, crossing their fingers that the star-studded group will stay healthy and intact through the campaign's final two months. Still, while Snell and Glasnow have missed significant time with injury, and Ohtani has been ever-methodically built up, it is Yamamoto who has helped carry the starting staff this season, improving to 9-7 on the year with a 2.48 ERA (third-best in the National League). The year has challenged the $325 million signing in ways he didn't experience last season, when he battled his own injuries and inconsistent performance over as an MLB rookie who at times appeared to lack confidence. From the outset, he embraced the expectations that accompanied his stellar opening month-plus. In May and June, he grinded through occasionally faulty command and a pair of rough outings in which he yielded five runs. But ever since a scoreless, rain-shortened five-inning start in Colorado at the end of June, Yamamoto has rediscovered his early-season dominance. The week after that, he held the Chicago White Sox to one run in seven innings. Then, after porous defense and questionable pitch calling contributed to a one-inning, five-run (three-earned) disaster against the Milwaukee Brewers, he answered right back with seven scoreless innings against the San Francisco Giants going into the All-Star break (when he was for the National League team at the Midsummer Classic). On Monday, Yamamoto got plenty of help from his offense. Mookie Betts led the game off with a double on his hardest-hit ball (103.8 mph) in almost a month, before scoring on Teoscar Hernández's RBI single. In the fifth, Ohtani put the Dodgers in front with a two-run double to center. In the seventh, Hernández and Freeman each singled home insurance runs. The scoring was nice for a Dodgers offense coming off two frustrating losses full of missed chances over this past weekend in Boston. But in the big picture, it's Yamamoto and the pitching staff that might be most important in the team's title defense — with Monday serving as another reminder of the firepower he, and they, possess.
