In his rookie season with the Dodgers, Yoshinobu Yamamoto emerged as a pivotal pitcher, overcoming an early injury to make all his scheduled starts in 2025. Despite a minor hip issue affecting his performance following a defensive play, he completed six innings with only two runs allowed. Manager Dave Roberts expressed caution regarding Yamamoto's workload, highlighting the importance of maintaining health as the Dodgers face ongoing injuries in their starting rotation. Overall, Yamamoto’s consistent performance earns him recognition as a potential Cy Young candidate this season.
"Yamamoto had a little hip issue after the play at first base. It just didn’t seem as fine that fifth and sixth inning," Roberts noted.
"I just felt that we pushed him a lot his last outing (110 pitches), so to kind of not push him to the fullest tonight made sense as he gears up for Sunday."
"Yamamoto didn't show any overt signs of being physically limited...it was his seventh time in 11 starts this season with at least six inning completed."
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