#yoshinobu-yamamoto

#yoshinobu-yamamoto

Dalton Rushing had the biggest hit of the game with a 2-2 tie in the seventh inning. After Andy Pages singled and Michael Conforto walked, Rushing slugged a three-run homer against Jeremiah Estrada to put the Dodgers up 5-2. But that wasn't all the scoring for the Dodgers in that inning, as Mookie Betts also singled and Freddie Freeman blasted his second homer of the game to break the score open to 7-2.

The Dodgers swept the Padres, turning a one game deficit in the West into a two game lead, with starting pitching only allowing three runs in 17 innings.

Yamamoto recorded a microscopic 1.82 ERA over seven seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball, boasting a 4.48 strikeout-to-walk ratio across nearly 900 innings.

Shane Smith struggled with another tough outing, giving up six earned runs. Limited walks plagued him, particularly with key hitters, leading to his sixth season loss.

"I personally don't feel any issues with shorter rest days. I think I've been spending those five days of preparation wisely."