Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto prolonged his scoreless streak to fifteen innings with six clear frames on Wednesday night time in a blowout 8-0 victory in opposition to the Arizona Diamondbacks (field rating). Moreover, Yamamoto recorded his fourth scoreless look in his seventh begin in Main League Baseball.

Wednesday’s contest noticed Yamamoto amass a game-high 13 swinging strikes, together with seven on his trademark splitter. It is maybe notable that his fastball velocity was up 0.6 mph versus his seasonal common, from 95.3 mph to 95.9 mph.

Yamamoto, 25, signed a 12-year pact value $325 million with the Dodgers over the offseason following an illustrious profession in Japan’s Nippon Skilled Baseball league. Not solely did he win the league’s Cy Younger Award equal three consecutive instances to shut out his profession there, he additionally claimed NPB’s Most Useful Participant Award in every of these seasons. CBS Sports activities ranked him because the No. 2 free agent this winter.

Following Wednesday’s begin, Yamamoto now has a seasonal statline that features a 2.91 ERA and a 5.25 strikeout-to-walk ratio. He is averaged slightly below 5 innings per begin, a fee that’s skewed by a horrific first outing in opposition to the San Diego Padres in Seoul, South Korea that noticed him final a single body. 

Yamamoto has since posted a 1.64 ERA over his ensuing 33 frames, suggesting that he is greater than made the required changes to MLB’s totally different ball, schedule, and opponents. 

The Dodgers offense was paced by Mookie Betts and Andy Pages, each of whom drove in two runs, with Betts’ contributions coming as a part of a three-knock recreation. Will Smith, beginning at DH rather than Shohei Ohtani (scheduled break day), delivered his fourth residence run of the season. 

The Dodgers entered Wednesday with a 19-13 report on the 12 months, giving them a four-game lead over the San Francisco Giants within the Nationwide League West.