"Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets the ball today, and like do I even need to talk about his last start. Yama famously came an out away from a no-hitter and allowed a homer to Jackson Holliday to lose his bid. Nothing wild or bad happened after Yamamoto got pulled, surely the Dodger bullpen managed to get one out. It kicked off a pretty unbelievable week of starting pitching from the Dodgers, with Clayton Kershaw turning in the worst start of the last week (5 2/3 innings, two runs)."
"Yamamoto's 112 pitches was a new career-high and his 10 strikeouts matched a career-high. Yamamoto's previous career-high in pitches was 110, and he followed up that start with a strong start in Cleveland. Six days after throwing 110 in seven innings, Yamamoto allowed two runs and three hits over six innings and was pulled after 88 pitches. Yamamoto got a start in both series against the Giants this season with very different results."
The Dodgers (82-64) swept the Rockies in Los Angeles and lead the NL West by 2.5 games while trailing the Phillies by 4.5 for the NL's 2-seed. The Giants have won 14 of their last 18 games, including an 11-of-12 stretch, narrowing gaps to contend for a Wild Card. A seven-game slate across 10 days between the Dodgers and Giants begins tonight and carries significant playoff implications. Series patterns have often seen the Giants take Game 1 before the Dodgers win the next two. Yoshinobu Yamamoto returns to the mound after a near no-hitter and a 112-pitch, 10-strikeout outing.
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