Yoshinobu

Yamamoto

Yamamoto surrendered five hits, struck out four and issued four free passes in a less-than-spectacular start, even before considering expectations. Three of the runs were allowed on a Liam Hicks homer, but even outside of that, there was more traffic than anticipated. He still sports a 2.87 ERA, and fantasy managers should expect the 27-year-old to be back to his old self against the Astros in Houston on Monday.

The Giants got to Yamamoto in the first inning, bringing home three runs on four hits and a walk. He settled in nicely to turn his outing around, giving up two hits and a walk over six more scoreless frames. Yamamoto ended his night strong in the seventh, striking out the side to collect seven strikeouts. The 27-year-old right-hander will take a 2.48 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, and a 28/5 K/BB ratio across 32 2/3 innings into a start against the Marlins in Los Angeles on Monday.

Yamamoto served up a solo homer to Francisco Lindor on the third pitch of the game. Like his counterpart in Nolan McLean, he locked in for the night, keeping the Mets from scoring again until he departed with two outs in the eighth inning. He scattered just three more hits and one walk while striking out seven on a whopping 23 whiffs. The 27-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 2.10 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, and a 21/3 K/BB ratio across 25 2/3 innings. He’ll take on the Giants next Tuesday in San Francisco.

The lone run came in the sixth. In spite of that, the Dodgers sent him back out for the seventh, only to watch him give up a double and a bunt single to begin the inning. Fortunately, Alex Vesia stranded both runners after taking over. Yamamoto. who struck out six, picked up the win and improved to 2-1 with a 2.50 ERA. He’ll likely make his next start next Tuesday against the Mets.

Yamamoto wasn’t at his sharpest in this one, seemingly battling some command issues throughout the contest, but still managed to navigate six frames on an economical 87 pitches. He finished with only two strikeouts and only handed out one free pass. The -year-old has allowed four runs with an 8/1 K/BB ratio across 12 innings through two starts this season. He’ll take the ball on Tuesday against the Blue Jays in a highly anticipated rematch of last year’s thrilling World Series.

Yamamoto racked up six strikeouts on the evening and didn’t allow a base on balls. The only blemish on his night was a two-run blast off the bat of Geraldo Perdomo in the fourth inning. Aside from that, he was in complete command. The 27-year-old right-hander piled up 16 swings and misses on the night — half of them on his splitter — while registering a strong CSW of 33 percent. He’ll look to keep the good times rolling when he squares off against the Guardians on Wednesday.

Sheehan will follow Opening Day starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto with Tyler Glasnow closing out a three-game season-opening series against Arizona. It’ll be Roki Sasaki followed by Shohei Ohtani early next week to kick off a three-game set against the Guardians at Dodger Stadium. There are some reasons for mild concern with Sheehan fantasy-wise after experiencing some diminished velocity this spring but he’s still going to be a viable mixed-league fantasy contributor. It’ll be Justin Wrobleski operating in a piggyback role, most likely with either Sheehan or Sasaki the first time through the rotation.

Yamamoto got 14 whiffs on 32 swings in his 68-pitch outing. He closes out the spring with a 2.79 ERA in his three starts for the Dodgers, and he’ll next face the Diamondbacks on Opening Day.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made the official announcement after Yamamoto returned from the World Baseball Classic. No surprise here after he helped lead Los Angeles to their second consecutive World Series title with multiple herculean performances during last year’s postseason, finishing with a sublime 1.45 ERA, 0.78 WHIP and 33/6 K/BB ratio over 36 2/3 postseason innings.. The 27-year-old fantasy ace is a top-five starter in drafts this spring after compiling a sparkling 2.49 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 201/59 K/BB ratio across 173 2/3 innings in 30 regular-season starts.