Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a great start this Thursday against the Washington Nationals. The Dodgers swept the Nationals after a 2-1 victory and have won four in a row.
The Japanese pitched 6.0 innings, 4 hits, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts, 0 runs allowed, 97 pitches (70 strikes).
Since his poor start at the Seoul Series in South Korea, The Japanese has established himself as second in the Los Angeles Dodgers rotation.
Yamamoto is 2-1 with a 3.54 ERA and 37 strikeouts. in 6 appearances this season.
The 25-year-old right-hander has three shutout starts and only once has he allowed more than three earned runs.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the fifth pitcher with the most strikeouts per nine innings pitched. The Japanese has 11.89 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched.
Another value to highlight is that he has managed to pitch 6.0 innings in two consecutive outings. The only outing he couldn’t get past the first chapter was against the Padres in Seoul.
Tyler Glasnow in Cy Young mode with the Dodgers
The ace of the Dodgers’ rotation at the beginning of the season has been Tyler Glasnow, with performances worthy of being a Cy Young candidate.
Glasnow is 4-0 with a 2.92 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 6 appearances this season.
In his last outing he pitched 8.0 innings, 10 strikeouts with 101 pitches against the New York Mets.
This year he has two appearances of 10 or more strikeouts. The only negative outing was against the Nationals on April 15 after allowing six earned runs in five innings.
Dodgers sweep Washington in pitching duel
Dominican Teoscar Hernández hit a home run to support the work of Japanese Yoshinobu Yamamoto (2-1), who pitched six scoreless innings.
In this way the Los Angeles Dodgers completed the three-game sweep in their series with the Washington Nationals.
Mookie Betts scored a run for the Dodgers.
Mexican Joey Meneses drove in the only score for the Nationals in the game.
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