Yoshinobu Yamamoto turned in a start that tied Los Angeles Dodgers history, but the offense was quiet, and it led to the San Francisco Giants walking off, 5-1, during extra innings.
The first inning didn’t start out ideally, as Yamamoto walked the second batter he faced, then allowed a double that put the Giants up 1-0. But after that, the right-hander settled in and retired 20 straight hitters to keep the Giants off the board for six consecutive innings.
Yamamoto finished his night going seven innings, allowing one run on one hit with 10 strikeouts and one walk.
Yamamoto became the first Dodgers pitcher to throw three consecutive games with seven or more innings pitched and at least 10 strikeouts since Clayton Kershaw in 2017. He also became the first Dodgers pitcher since Dazzy Vance in 1925 to throw three consecutive games of seven or more innings with just one hit or fewer allowed.
In his last two starts, Yamamoto has given up just two runs on two hits with 20 strikeouts in 15.2 innings. Over his last three, Yamamoto has thrown 22.2 innings with just three runs allowed on six hits while striking out 30 and walking only three.
Unfortunately for Yamamoto, he once again did not receive much run support, and he has not been the pitcher of record in any of his last three starts.
The Dodgers offense was no-hit through the first three innings until Freddie Freeman broke it up with a single in the fourth. After a walk from Max Muncy, the Dodgers left both runners stranded with three consecutive outs.
The did not get on the board until the seventh inning when Michael Conforto slugged his 11th home run of the season. The solo shot tied the game, 1-1, and took Yamamoto off the hook for the loss.
Jack Dreyer picked up for Yamamoto in the eighth and struck out two in a perfect inning, making it 23 straight retired for the Dodgers’ pitching.
Dreyer remained in the game for the ninth inning, but an error by Mookie Betts put the winning run on base. After a strikeout, the Giants picked up a single that put runners at the corners with just one out.
Blake Treinen then entered the game and the first batter was walked to intentionally load the bases. Treinen got a shallow fly ball, but the Giants attempted to score, and the runner was gunned down by Andy Pages at the plate to send it to extra innings.
Treinen recorded the first out of the 10th inning, but the runner advanced to third base. Tanner Scott was then brought in, and after a walk and intentional walk, he allowed a grand slam to end it.
Max Muncy exits game after being hit by pitch
In the top of the eighth inning, Max Muny was hit by a pitch on his right wrist and showed some pain while he was being checked on by manager Dave Roberts and one of the Dodgers trainers. He stayed in the game to run the bases after, but ended up coming out of the game in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Miguel Rojas replaced Muncy on defense at the hot corner, but no announcement was made by the Dodgers regarding an injury to Muncy. The best case scenario would be the Dodgers removed him early to start treatment on his wrist to help minimize any potential swelling.
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