Yohshinobu Yamamoto shines on the mound, Teoscar Hernández homers and the Dodgers complete a sweep of the Nationals with a 2-1 victory, their fourth win in a row overall.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto had his best start in the big leagues Thursday afternoon. It wasn’t difficult to diagnose the reason why. During an inconsistent opening month to the $325 million pitcher’s rookie season, Yamamoto’s fastball command was too often lacking.
Of his 40 times throwing the pitch, 17 resulted in either a whiff or called strike , six were fouled off and — unlike past outings in which opponents would feast on misplaced four-seamers — only one resulted in a hit. The precision helped Yamamoto get ahead in counts. It set him up to end at-bats with his wicked array of secondary weapons.
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