Yoshinobu

Yamamoto

Yamamoto gave up one run on two hits in the first inning. The pressure was off after he was spotted nine runs in the bottom of the first. He went on to toss seven more no-hit innings as the Angels weren’t able to do anything against the 27-year-old right-hander after the opening frame. He struck out four. Yamamoto will take a 2.68 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, and a 73/15 K/BB ratio across 77 1/3 innings into a start against the White Sox in Chicago next Saturday.

Yamamoto struck out just three today after fanning eight in each of his previous three starts. It didn’t prove to be an issue, though. All seven hits he allowed were singles, and he induced double-play balls in both the first and sixth innings. It’s his eighth quality start in 10 tries, and he’ll take a 3.09 ERA into his next start against the Phillies.

Yamamoto gave up a homer to the second batter he faced tonight and that was enough to drop him to 3-4, even though he struck out eight and allowed only two other hits. Even the homer was a little cheap; it was 98.1 mph off the bat of Miguel Andujar, and it would have stayed in play in 13 of the 30 ballparks. Yamamoto will likely make his next start Sunday against the Brewers.

Yamamoto retired the first eight batters before Eric Haase took him deep for a solo homer in the third inning. He then stranded a runner in the fourth and gave up a pair of solo homers in the fifth to Harrison Bader and again to Haase for his second of the game. After a clean sixth, Yamamoto returned for the seventh and allowed two hits and recorded one out, leaving at 93 pitches. Both inherited runners would come in to score. He generated 15 whiffs to strike out eight. The 27-year-old right-hander will take a 3.60 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, and a 48/10 K/BB ratio across 50 innings into a start against the Padres in San Diego on Monday.

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.