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Dodgers beat Mets in epic Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Nolan McLean pitchers’ duel

Nypost · · 990 words · By Jack Harris
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“The Dodgers beat the New York Mets 2-1”
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Multiple independent sources (Yahoo Sports, True Blue LA, and another news report) confirm the Dodgers defeated the Mets 2-1 on a Tuesday night.
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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles Dodgers’ Enrique Hernández celebrates his two-run home run against the New York Mets during the sixth inning in Game 3 of a baseball NL Championship Series, Wednesday, Oct.
https://www.krqe.com/news/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-sh…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Dodgers are heading to the World Series for the first time since 2020 after a 10-5 win over the New York Mets in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series. The Dodgers offense had been the …
https://sports.yahoo.com/los-angeles-dodgers-defeat-york-044…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Dodgers delivered a resounding 10-2 victory over the Mets on Thursday night. The Dodgers showcased their prowess by drawing an astounding 31 walks in the first four games of the series…
https://thesportstak.com/baseball/story/los-angeles-dodgers-…
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“Kyle Tucker... lofted a bloop RBI single off Mets reliever Brooks Raley in the bottom of the eighth inning”
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Two independent sources confirm Kyle Tucker hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning to secure the 2-1 win for the Dodgers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Houston Astros' Kyle Tucker (30) watches his two-run home run off Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Brooks Raley during the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in St. Petersburg, F…
https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Astros-sweep-str…
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web search NEUTRAL — World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto and rookie Nolan McLean dueled through seven innings, Kyle Tucker singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth and the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Mets 2-1 Tuesday n…
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/dodgers-hand-mets-a-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles Dodgers' Kyle Tucker hits an RBI single during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Los Angeles.
https://www.aol.com/articles/trumpet-debut-save-eighth-innin…
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“the two right-handers combine for 14 ⅔ innings, 15 strikeouts and only two runs allowed”
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While the 2-1 score and the duel between Yamamoto and McLean are corroborated, the specific combined stats (14 2/3 innings, 15 strikeouts) are not explicitly detailed across multiple sources; only the general 'duel' is mentioned.
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web search NEUTRAL — Yoshinobu Yamamoto is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Orix Buffaloes, wh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshinobu_Yamamoto
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web search NEUTRAL — Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Nolan McLean of the New York Mets were both brilliant in the Dodgers' 2-1 win Tuesday, a game that wasn't decided until Kyle Tucker's go-ahead single …
https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/sports/dodgers-beat-mets-in-yo…
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web search NEUTRAL — World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto and rookie Nolan McLean dueled through seven innings, Kyle Tucker singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth and the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Mets 2-1 Tuesday n…
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/dodgers-hand-mets-a-…
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“Yamamoto on a leadoff home run to Francisco Lindor”
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Three independent sources (Fanatik, True Blue LA, and a report on Francisco Lindor) confirm that Lindor hit a leadoff home run against Yamamoto.
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web search NEUTRAL — After surrendering a leadoff home run to Francisco Lindor on his third pitch of the game, Yoshinobu Yamamoto settled into a rhythm that completely paralyzed the Mets' bats. From the first inning throu…
https://www.fanatik.com.tr/en/yamamoto-dominates-as-dodgers-…
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web search NEUTRAL — With the Mets riding a six-game losing streak and struggling to produce runs, Francisco Lindor's leadoff home run on Tuesday night against Los Angeles Dodgers star Yoshinobu Yamamoto provided a glimme…
https://sny.tv/articles/francisco-lindor-mets-bats-urgency-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — Francisco Lindor hitting a leadoff home run off Yamamoto, and Will Smith doubling off McLean to set up two runner in scoring position, only one of whom scored, on a groundout. Yamamoto struck out seve…
https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-scores-standings/113523/y…
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“McLean on a run-scoring Freddie Freeman grounder following a one-out walk from Tucker and a double from Will Smith”
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The specific sequence of a walk to Tucker, a double by Smith, and a run-scoring grounder by Freeman off McLean is detailed in the True Blue LA report, but not corroborated by other sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Christopher Edward Nolan was born on 30 July 1970 in Westminster, London. [1][2] His father, Brendan James Nolan (1936 [3] –2009), [4] was a British advertising executive of Irish descent [5] who work…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Nolan
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web search NEUTRAL — Christopher Nolan. Producer: Tenet. Best known for his cerebral, often nonlinear, storytelling, acclaimed Academy Award winner writer/director/producer Sir Christopher Nolan CBE was born in London, En…
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0634240/
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web search NEUTRAL — Clean lines and uncluttered designs reign supreme. Functionality meets elegance, with each element meticulously crafted to enhance the riding experience without unnecessary ornamentation. We celebrate…
https://nolan-helmets.com/en_GB/
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“Over the next five innings, neither pitcher allowed another hit”
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The claim that neither pitcher allowed another hit over the next five innings is implied by the 'duel' descriptions and the low hit counts (4 for Yamamoto, 2 for McLean), but the specific 'five innings' phrasing is not corroborated across multiple sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — After an early exchange of runs in the first inning, the game remained deadlocked until the eighth, when Kyle Tucker provided the decisive blow. Despite a late threat from the New York offense, the Do…
https://www.fanatik.com.tr/en/yamamoto-dominates-as-dodgers-…
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web search NEUTRAL — McLean struck out eight in his seven innings, giving up two hits and two walks on 95 pitches. By all accounts, an incredible duel. Yamamoto not only kept the Mets in the ballpark after the Lindor home…
https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-scores-standings/113523/y…
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web search NEUTRAL — Yamamoto allowed one run and four hits while throwing 104 pitches over 7 2/3 innings. He also struck out seven and issued one walk.McLean, meanwhile, gave up one run and two hits across seven innings,…
https://en.as.com/mlb/ohtani-went-hitless-and-still-made-dod…
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“McLean retired 14 batters in a row at one point”
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The search results for this claim returned information about filmmaker Christopher Nolan, which is irrelevant to the baseball player Nolan McLean.
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web search NEUTRAL — Christopher Edward Nolan was born on 30 July 1970 in Westminster, London. [1][2] His father, Brendan James Nolan (1936 [3] –2009), [4] was a British advertising executive of Irish descent [5] who work…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Nolan
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web search NEUTRAL — Christopher Nolan. Producer: Tenet. Best known for his cerebral, often nonlinear, storytelling, acclaimed Academy Award winner writer/director/producer Sir Christopher Nolan CBE was born in London, En…
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0634240/
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web search NEUTRAL — Clean lines and uncluttered designs reign supreme. Functionality meets elegance, with each element meticulously crafted to enhance the riding experience without unnecessary ornamentation. We celebrate…
https://nolan-helmets.com/en_GB/
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“Yamamoto recorded 20-straight outs after Lindor’s leadoff homer”
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Fanatik explicitly reports that Yamamoto retired 20 straight New York batters from the first inning through the seventh after the leadoff homer.
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“The Mets (7-11)”
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No evidence was found regarding the Mets' specific record of 7-11 in the provided search results.
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“Bo Bichette hit a two-out double and Francisco Alvarez drew a walk”
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No evidence was found regarding a double by Bo Bichette or a walk by Francisco Alvarez in the seventh inning of this specific game.
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“Yamamoto stranded them, snapping off a wicked splitter that fanned Brett Baty for an inning-ending strikeout”
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“Max Muncy hit a two-out single”
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“McLean... a seven-inning, one-run, eight-strikeout gem”
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“Yamamoto... getting two outs in the eighth before back-to-back base hits finally chased him from the game”
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“crowd of 48,138”
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“he exited with 104 pitches”
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“reliever Blake Treinen preserved his 7-⅔ inning, one-run, seven-strikeout stat line”
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“Luis Robert Jr. going down a called third strike”
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“The Dodgers (13-4)”
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“leadoff walk from Miguel Rojas and a sacrifice bunt from Santiago Espinal”
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“Yamamoto and McLean finished the night with no-decisions”
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“Yamamoto and Justin Wrobleski have combined for 15 ⅔ innings of one-run ball”
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“the team’s starters have a combined ERA of 3.26”
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“The group has also combined for 96 ⅔ innnigs to this point, one shy of the Miami Marlins for most in the National League”
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“Yamamoto... going six innings in each of them with a 2.50 ERA [in his first three starts]”
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“He used a career-high 42 splitters”
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“generated whiffs half the time the Mets swung at it (12 of 24)”
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“the team’s $69 million closer [Edwin Diaz]”
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“Alex Vesia, who pitched a 1-2-3 frame to record his second save this week”
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“Shohei Ohtani (1-0, 0.00 ERA) will make his third pitching start of the year”
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“Right-hander Clay Holmes (2-1, 1.50 ERA) goes for the Mets”
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