{"id":40491,"date":"2025-04-12T07:51:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T07:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40491"},"modified":"2025-04-12T07:51:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T07:51:36","slug":"dodgers-yoshinobu-yamamoto-mows-down-9-cubs-in-dazzling-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40491","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers&#8217; Yoshinobu Yamamoto mows down 9 Cubs in dazzling start"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Yoshinobu Yamamoto shut down the Cubs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<div class=\"px-4 pb-5 lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-between gap-4  font-secondary md:items-center \">\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm md:text-nowrap \">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Yoshi-Yamamoto.jpg?w=700\" sizes=\" (max-width: 768px) 600px,  (min-width: 769px) 700px\" srcset=\"\n              https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Yoshi-Yamamoto.jpg?w=700 600w,\n              https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Yoshi-Yamamoto.jpg?w=700 900w\n            \" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) throws during the third inning against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium.\" \/><\/figure>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">The\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers are off to one of the best starts in the MLB this season, and that continued on Friday night. The Dodgers&#8217; pitching staff absolutely shut down the Chicago Cubs at Dodger stadium while the offense did just enough to get a 3-0 win.<\/p>\n<p>Yoshinobu Yamamoto\u00a0was the star of the show in this one for the Dodgers. He mowed down batter after batter in a helpless Chicago lineup, not even giving them so much of a sniff at a scoring chance for most of the night. At the end of his outing, Yamamoto had posted six shutout innings with just two hits and nine strikeouts. 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Kirby Yates, Blake Treinen and Tanner Scott threw an inning each, combining to allow zero baserunners while striking out two.<\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">The Dodgers didn&#8217;t need much offense in this one thanks to the brilliance of the pitching staff, which was on point all night. The Dodgers got three runs on a sixth-inning three-run home run by Tommy Edman, who is playing some very good baseball this season.<\/p>\n<p>This was a\u00a0very good win for a Dodgers team\u00a0that suffered a disappointing series loss on the road against the Nationals in the nation&#8217;s capital earlier in the week. 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