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Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto has a first-inning problem

Nypost · · 571 words · By Dylan Hernandez
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15 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Yoshinobu Yamamoto was scored on in the first inning on Monday [against the Houston Astros].”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of news reports about a hit-and-run crash in Stockton, which are completely unrelated to Yoshinobu Yamamoto or the Houston Astros.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball (MLB) for the 2025 season. In each of the two leagues—National and American—the three division winners and…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers season is the 137th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 69th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 65th season playin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 136th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 68th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 64th season playi…
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“the Dodgers’ offense awakened in an 8-3 victory at Daikin Park.”
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Multiple independent sources (ESPN, MLB Gameday, and AP News) confirm the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros 8-3 at Daikin Park on May 4, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 92nd season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 24th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 20th season playin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers season is the 137th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 69th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 65th season playin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball franchise that competes in the National League. The Dodgers have won nine World Series, 27 pennants (including one from their days in the American A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_se…
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“In 55 regular-season starts over three major-league seasons, Yamamoto has a 4.60 earned-run average in the first inning.”
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The evidence provided discusses Yamamoto's general stats (2.48 ERA through five starts) but does not mention a 4.60 first-inning ERA over 55 starts across three seasons.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 136th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 68th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 64th season playi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball (MLB) for the 2025 season. In each of the two leagues—National and American—the three division winners and…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani (born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Shotime", he has previously p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani
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“this season, in which his first-inning ERA is 7.71.”
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The provided evidence includes a general stats page and Wikipedia bio, but does not specify a current season first-inning ERA of 7.71.
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web search NEUTRAL — Yoshinobu Yamamoto (山本 由伸, Yamamoto Yoshinobu; born August 17, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshinobu_Yamamoto
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web search NEUTRAL — RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto changed number to 42.! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade…
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web search NEUTRAL — Yoshinobu Yamamoto Japanese, WBC & Minor Leagues Statistics including batting, fielding, prospect rankings and more on Baseball-Reference.com.
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“Take away his first innings and his overall ERA would be 2.20.”
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The evidence mentions a 'First Inning' value of 7.20 in one search result, but does not corroborate the claim that his ERA excluding first innings would be 2.20.
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web search NEUTRAL — MLB. First Inning. 7.20.Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Standard" view here accounts for different wall heights and distance…
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web search NEUTRAL — Yoshinobu Yamamoto has 28 strikeouts this season and has 334 strikeouts over his career. How much is Yoshinobu Yamamoto worth? Yoshinobu Yamamoto makes this year. His current contract terms are 12 yrs…
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web search NEUTRAL — Yoshinobu Yamamoto (山本 由伸, Yamamoto Yoshinobu; born August 17, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshinobu_Yamamoto
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“The right-hander [Emmet Sheehan] has a 12.00 ERA in the first inning.”
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web search NEUTRAL — George Emmet Sheehan is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball.He had a 7–2 record and 2.91 ERA between the two teams with 106 strikeouts.[3].
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web search NEUTRAL — Emmet Sheehan Overview. More Sheehan Pages. Amateur, College, Minor & Fall Lg Stats.
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web search NEUTRAL — Both pitchers have a low ceiling of innings this year for different reasons. The Dodgers should push Sheehan to about 140.0 innings this year. The progression in his arm is enticing, putting him on a …
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“Justin Wrobleski has been charged with only two runs in his five starts, and each of them was scored in the first inning.”
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“Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki haven’t allowed any earned runs in the opening frames of their starts.”
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While evidence confirms Ohtani and Sasaki pitched in a game together (NLDS), it does not specifically confirm that they have allowed zero earned runs in the opening frames of all their starts.
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web search NEUTRAL — Watch as Shohei Ohtani, Roki Sasaki & Dave Roberts Share First Thoughts on LA Dodgers vs. Phillies NLDSSubscribe to our Baseball Page for MLB all the time fr...
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web search NEUTRAL — They also watched Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki hit rare MLB history in Saturday's National League Division Series showdown. Ohtani earned the start and fired heat immediately — striking out nine batt…
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web search NEUTRAL — Roki Sasaki earned the save, and this constitutes the first Japanese pitching combo to manufacture a win in MLB history.Ohtani used 89 pitches, 60 for strikes, to pitch six innings. He allowed three r…
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“Tyler Glasnow has a first-inning ERA of 1.50.”
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“From the second inning to the sixth, he limited the Astros to one run and three hits.”
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“Replaced by Kyle Hurt at the start of the seventh inning, Yamamoto finished the game with a season-high eight strikeouts.”
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“Yamamoto has pitched more than six innings just twice in seven starts this season”
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“He threw 28 pitches in the first inning.”
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“Yamamoto is 3-2 with a 3.09 ERA”
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“Yamamoto’s first-inning problems were virtually non-existent in October, as he was scored on in the opening frame of just one of his five postseason starts.”
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