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Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches well in tough luck loss

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

LAD Starting Pitcher #18

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched well in a tough-luck loss against the Dodgers on Thursday evening, allowing just one run on four hits over 6 1/3 innings.

The 28-year-old right-hander racked up eight strikeouts on the night while issuing one base on balls. The lone tally against him — and the only run scored by either team — came on a solo blast off the bat of Drake Baldwin in the opening inning. Unfortunately for Yamamoto and for fantasy managers, that was enough to do him in on Thursday. He got a whopping 20 swings and misses on 105 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 30 percent. Now 12-8 on the season, he’ll carry a 2.56 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and a 153/36 K/BB ratio (158 innings) into Thursday’s matchup against the Cardinals.

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto

LAD Starting Pitcher #18

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up four runs — two earned — in six innings Wednesday in a loss to the Padres.

The unearned runs resulted from his own error in the fifth. After two infield singles, he tried to retire the lead runner at third on Dustin Harris’s sac bunt attempt but made a wild throw that allowed the runner to score. The loss means Yamamoto ends the regular season 14-9 with a 2.53 ERA. He’s currently fifth in the majors in ERA and second to Jacob Misiorowski with a 0.87 WHIP.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto

LAD Starting Pitcher #18

Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one hit over seven innings in the Dodgers’ 4-0 shutout of the Reds on Tuesday.

Yamamoto gave up two walks in the first and an Elly De La Cruz double in the third, retiring the other 21 batters he faced. He struck out seven. Yamamoto is 14-8 with a 2.51 ERA in 179 innings this season, which is pretty close to his 12-8 record and 2.49 ERA from 173 2/3 innings last year. The big differences are that his strikeout rate has dropped from 29.4 percent last year to 26 percent this year, but also that he’s upped his efficiency; those 179 innings have come in 28 starts this year, whereas he needed 30 to throw 173 2/3 innings last year. He’ll likely make his next start Tuesday against the Padres.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto

LAD Starting Pitcher #18

Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched seven innings of one-run ball and struck out 10 in a win over the Reds on Wednesday.

The lone run came on Elly De La Cruz’s homer in the fourth. Yamamoto allowed only two other hits and walked one in the 90-pitch gem. He currently ranks second in the majors with a 0.88 WHIP, trailing only Jacob Misiorowski at 0.80. He’ll pitch in Cincinnati next time out.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto

LAD Starting Pitcher #18

Yoshinobu Yamamoto surrendered four runs over seven innings Wednesday in a no-decision versus the Cardinals.

Leo Bernal’s two-run homer in the seventh made this just the fourth time this year that Yamamoto has given up four runs and only the third time he’s allowed four earned runs. He did leave with a one-run lead anyway, but it didn’t hold up in what turned into an extra-inning loss. Yamamoto finished up with eight strikeouts, making this four straight starts in which he’s totaled eight or nine. He’ll face the Reds next week.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed just two runs while striking out nine over 6 1/3 innings, but didn’t qualify for a decision Friday against the Pirates.

Yamamoto left with a 4-2 lead, but he doesn’t get the win — even though the Dodgers did — because the Los Angeles bullpen couldn’t hold that cushion. The 28-year-old has whiffed 21 hitters over his last two outings, and his ERA is now a healthy 2.61 on the season. Yamamoto has established himself as one of the very best hurlers in baseball, and he’ll look to continue the good run next weekend against the Tigers in Detroit.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto

LAD Starting Pitcher #18

Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six innings of one-run ball Friday in a win over the Brewers.

Yamamoto struck out nine and sported a 37 percent CSW. It’s the 11th time in 22 starts this year that he’s allowed one or no runs. He’ll make his next start on six days’ rest next Friday versus the Pirates.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto didn’t allow a run over 5 2/3 innings and still didn’t come away with a decision versus the Diamondbacks on Saturday.

It was not an efficient start for Yamamoto, as he needed 107 pitches to get his 17 outs, and he walked three. It was still an effective one — as it usually is for the 27-year-old — that saw him allow just three hits and strike out six while lowering his ERA to 2.65. Yamamoto will look to keep this going — and work a smidgen deeper into the game — next weekend against the Brewers.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto surrendered three runs in eight innings to take a tough loss Saturday against the Red Sox.

Yamamoto gave up just two hits through seven, but both were homers off the bat of Ceddanne Rafaela. He then allowed a double and a bunt single to start the eighth, with the go-ahead run scoring on a double play afterwards. The loss leaves him 11-7 with a 2.76 ERA. His next start will be his third of the year against the Diamondbacks. He beat them on Opening Day, but he had his worst start of the season last time he faced them, giving up six runs on July 11.
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The Dodgers will have Eduardo Henriquez open a bullpen game Friday against the Red Sox.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Emmet Sheehan will start Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Henriquez made a brief appearance Thursday, retiring one of the three Mariners he faced in the seventh inning. He probably won’t pitch more than inning against Boston.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto turned in six innings of one-run ball to down the Mets on Saturday.

Yamamoto allowed five hits, walked three and struck out five in earning his 11th victory. It was his 15th quality start, which is tied with Sandy Alcantara for most in the majors. He’ll face the Red Sox for the first time next weekend.

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Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters that Ryan Weathers (forearm) looked healthy in his live bullpen session Friday.

Boone reported that Weathers was up to 96 mph with his heater in the session. The left-hander’s regular season is over, but could be an option for the Yankees in the playoffs. Boone wasn’t ready to commit to Weathers being an option for the Wild Card round, but if he’s not, he could be available for the ALDS should the Yankees advance.
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NYY Starting Pitcher #71
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Elmer Rodriguez will pitch for the Yankees on Sunday.

Rodriguez will likely get the start Sunday as the Yankees will have nothing to play for in that contest. The 23-year-old is one of the better prospects in the system and has some long-term upside, but fantasy managers should look elsewhere for an option in that game against Baltimore.
- Christopher Crawford

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Cody Bellinger

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Cody Bellinger is not in the lineup for the first game of a doubleheader versus the Orioles on Friday.

Bellinger will get the first half of the twin billing off. Heliot Ramos gets the nod with left-hander Trevor Rogers on the bump for the Orioles.
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Trent Grisham (hamstring) took live batting practice Friday.

Grisham and Giancarlo Stanton (calves) both faced off against Ryan Weathers (forearm) before Friday’s contest. Grisham has been out of action since near the start of September, but could be an option for the postseason beginning next week.
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Giancarlo Stanton

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Giancarlo Stanton (calf) took live batting practice Friday.

Stanton was facing off against fellow rehabber Ryan Weathers (forearm). Stanton is currently on the 60-day injured list with a recurring calf issue, and it seems unlikely he’ll be an option for the Yankees during the postseason.
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Ryan Weathers (forearm) will throw a live bullpen session Friday.

Weathers will get a chance to face Giancarlo Stanton (calves) and Trent Grisham (hamstring) in that session. The left-hander has not faced hitters since suffering his flexor strain near the end of August. He could be an option for the postseason, but there are no guarantees.
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Anthony Volpe is making his first major league start at third and batting seventh against the Orioles in the first game of Friday’s doubleheader.

The Yankees could have played José Caballero at third and Volpe at second with Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Ryan McMahon sitting against a lefty, but they want to see if Volpe can serve as an alternative to McMahon in the postseason. It’s just kind of weird that they’ve waited this long to do it.
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Yankees recalled RHP Yerry De los Santos from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

De Los Santos had been back in Triple-A since Aug. 30, even though he has a 1.35 ERA in 20 innings in the majors this season. He and Brendan Beck are replacing Bradley Hanner and Luis Gil, who were sent down after Thursday’s game.
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Yankees recalled RHP Brendan Beck from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Beck will start the first game of the doubleheader against the Orioles. He has made one start and two relief appearances for the Yankees this season, giving up seven runs and four homers in 7 2/3 innings. He last threw 80 pitches nine days ago in Triple-A.
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Cubs placed RHP Edward Cabrera on the family medical emergency list.

Cabrera won’t be back this weekend, but he will still be eligible for the NL Wild Card series.
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