"Which meant, even though he pitched 5⅓ scoreless innings against the San Francisco Giants, he left the fate of the game to the Dodgers ' shaky bullpen. So often on nights like these recently, such a scenario would be a recipe for disaster. Given the way things have been going for the Dodgers' unreliable relief corps - which entered the night with a 5.65 ERA in September - anything more than a few innings has felt like a big ask."
"Yamamoto did not make their life easy. Though he yielded only one hit, the recently streaking right-hander fell back into a bad habit with his command. He set a career-high with six walks. He found the zone on only 60 of 108 pitches. And though manager Dave Roberts tried to push him through the sixth inning, his pitch count got too high."
Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivered 5⅓ scoreless innings but struggled with command, issuing a career-high six walks and throwing only 60 of 108 pitches in the zone. The Dodgers managed two sixth-inning runs on a Shohei Ohtani double and a Freddie RBI single off Giants ace Logan Webb. Jack Dreyer stranded an inherited runner in the sixth, and despite uneven work from veterans like Michael Kopech and Blake Treinen, the relief corps executed when needed. Anthony Banda and Alex Vesia secured the victory, preserving a 2-1 win and a three-game NL West lead over the Padres.
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