Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto has a first-inning problem

Nypost · May 05, 2026 · 571 words · By Dylan Hernandez

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Like in two of his three previous starts, Yoshinobu Yamamoto was scored on in the first inning on Monday.

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What happened

Like in two of his three previous starts, Yoshinobu Yamamoto was scored on in the first inning on Monday.

Why it matters

The two runs Yamamoto allowed in the opening frame against the Houston Astros turned out to be of minimal importance, as the Dodgers’ offense awakened in an 8-3 victory at Daikin Park.

Common ground

But the couple of early runs charged to Yamamoto point to a larger problem he’s been unable to solve since his move from Japan two years ago.

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Claim 1: “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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Claim 2: “Yamamoto has pitched more than six innings just twice in seven starts this season”

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Claim 3: “From the second inning to the sixth, he limited the Astros to one run and three hits.”

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Claim 4: “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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Claim 5: “He threw 28 pitches in the first inning.”

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Claim 6: “Take away his first innings and his overall ERA 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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Claim 7: “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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Claim 8: “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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Claim 9: “Tyler Glasnow has a first-inning ERA of 1.50.”

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Claim 10: “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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Claim 11: “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 — 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…
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Claim 12: “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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Claim 13: “Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki haven’t allowed any earned runs in the opening frames of their starts.”

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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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Claim 14: “Yamamoto is 3-2 with a 3.09 ERA”

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Claim 15: “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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