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Yamamoto Allows Season-High 5 Runs as Dodgers Fall 6-2 to Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up three home runs, including two to Eric Haase, but recorded his season-best fastball velocity in a Tuesday defeat. Yamamoto retired the first eight batters and limited San Francisco to four hits over six innings before a three-run seventh. The Dodgers have lost 14 of their past 23 games.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed a season-high five runs in 6 1/3 innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers fell 6-2 to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday. The right-hander gave up three home runs, two to Eric Haase and one to Harrison Bader. 60.
Yamamoto retired the first eight batters he faced and limited the Giants to four hits over the first six innings. 0 mph. 7 mph, his season best and 2 mph faster than three starts earlier.
The splitter generated seven whiffs. Shohei Ohtani hit a home run in the third inning to give the Dodgers the lead. Haase answered with a homer in the third on a cutter over the middle of the plate, then connected again in the fifth alongside Bader's homer to put the Giants ahead.
Heliot Ramos hit a leadoff double in the seventh inning off Yamamoto. Willy Adames followed with a single that advanced Ramos to third base. Bryce Eldridge hit a lineout before Blake Treinen relieved Yamamoto and allowed both inherited runners to score in a three-run seventh inning that extended the Giants' lead from 3-2 to 6-2.
18 earned-run average. 71 first-inning ERA but addressed that issue immediately. 39 ERA over seven starts beginning June 1.
After the game Yamamoto said “Almost there” in Japanese. ” He added that he thought his feel was much better than during his 2025 midseason slump. ” He continued, “I think that if I’d been a little more mindful, the results would’ve been different.
The Dodgers have lost 14 of their past 23 games and are struggling on offense. com reported that Yamamoto began the year with Cy Young ambitions but will have to be much better over the rest of the season to truly contend. His next start will be Monday in the opener of a three-game series against the San Diego Padres, the team that leads the Dodgers by a half-game in the National League West.
