Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 26, of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB), has become the team’s winningest pitcher this season. The Japanese pitcher struck out more than 100 batters and won the 2024 MLB regular-season home game against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday. Six wins already.
After working out of a jam with runners on first and third in the top of the first inning, Yamamoto struck first in the bottom of the second. He was hit by a leadoff double by Brendan Rodgers. The next batter, Elefuris Montero, grounded out to the second baseman. With runners on first and third, he gave up a sacrifice fly to right field to Brenton Doyle.
The bats came through. In the bottom of the second inning, the Dodgers’ offense broke through with two runs. Yamamoto faced two hits in the top of the third, but did not allow a run, and in the fourth, he struck out two and got out of the inning with a strikeout. The Dodgers scored a run in the bottom of the fourth to take a 3-1 lead, and he settled down in the top of the fifth to keep the game scoreless until the Dodgers added a run in the bottom of the fifth to earn the win.
He took the mound again in the sixth inning. He gave up a single and a double, but extinguished the flames himself to complete the quality start and turn the mound over to the bullpen. In six innings, he allowed one run on seven hits while walking one and striking out seven. He threw 101 pitches, 67 for strikes. The Dodgers won 4-1 to move to 6-2 on the 토토 season. He tied Tyler Glasnow (6-3) for the most wins on the Dodgers. He also ranks 10th in the majors in wins.
He was completely destroyed in the opening game of the Seoul Series this season, giving up five runs on four hits in one inning, but he has slowly recovered and has found his groove. In 12 starts, he’s gone 65 innings, allowing just 59 hits. I allowed 14 walks and struck out 76 batters. His ERA was 3.32 and his walks per nine innings were 1.12.
The Dodgers avenged a 1-4 loss the day before behind Yamamoto’s strong performance. The Dodgers improved to 36-23 on the season with a .617 winning 메이저사이트 percentage and a commanding lead in the National League West. They maintained a 5.5-game lead over the second-place San Diego Padres. Colorado finished in last place in the National League West with a 21-36 record and a .368 winning percentage. The gap to the fourth-place Arizona Diamondbacks (26-32) widened to 4.5 games.