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Why Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s one-run brilliance only leads to more frustration for Dodgers ace

Nypost · · 662 words · By Dylan Hernandez
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16 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“the Dodgers’ 1-0 loss to the San Diego Padres on Monday night at PetCo Park”
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Multiple independent web sources (DNYUZ, Field Level, Briefly) confirm the Dodgers lost 1-0 to the Padres on a Monday night in San Diego.
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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 Dodgers–Giants rivalry is regarded as one of the fiercest and longest-standing rivalries in American baseball, with some observers considering it the greatest sports rivalry of all time. It dates …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodgers–Giants_rivalry
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers
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“he pitched seven innings”
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Multiple sources confirm Yamamoto pitched seven innings in this specific game, including a specific report on his 'seven strong innings'.
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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 Dodgers–Padres rivalry is a Major League Baseball (MLB) National League division rivalry between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers and Padres are both members of the Na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodgers–Padres_rivalry
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wikipedia 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). He has previously played in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshinobu_Yamamoto
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“he struck out eight batters”
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The claim that Yamamoto struck out eight batters is confirmed by multiple independent sources, including Nypost and a specific game report.
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_seaso…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dodgers–Padres rivalry is a Major League Baseball (MLB) National League division rivalry between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers and Padres are both members of the Na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodgers–Padres_rivalry
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wikipedia 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). He has previously played in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshinobu_Yamamoto
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“he held the Padres to three hits”
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DNYUZ and other reports explicitly state that Yamamoto held the Padres to three hits in the game.
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_seaso…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dodgers–Padres rivalry is a Major League Baseball (MLB) National League division rivalry between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers and Padres are both members of the Na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodgers–Padres_rivalry
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wikipedia 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). He has previously played in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshinobu_Yamamoto
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“One of the hits was a first-inning home run by Miguel Andujar”
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Confirmed by Nypost, Field Level, and Briefly that Miguel Andujar hit a first-inning solo home run, which was the only run of the game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a chronological list of the starting pitchers for each World Series game contested in Major League Baseball. Each pitcher's win–loss record for World Series starts, cumulative through…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 National League Wild Card Series were the two best-of-three playoff series in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2025 postseason to determine the participating teams of the 2025 National League Di…
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_seaso…
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“pitching opposite him was Michael King”
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Field Level and another web search result explicitly name Michael King as the winning pitcher and the opposing starter in the pitcher's duel.
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web search NEUTRAL — Michael King was the starting pitcher. San Diego scored the first run in the top of the first inning. With one out and the bases empty after Tatis Jr. grounded out to shortstop, Andújar hit a solo hom…
https://www.chosun.com/english/sports-en/2026/05/19/6S57QRHW…
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web search NEUTRAL — The San Diego Padres need starting pitching.The San Diego Padres are in need of starting pitchers as the team continues to deal with issues. In the winter, the team lost Nick Martinez, Seth Lugo, Mich…
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web search NEUTRAL — The San Diego Padres took a happy flight from San Diego to Milwaukee after splitting a four-game series at Petco Park with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Padres would have liked to win the series, but a…
https://www.gaslampball.com/san-diego-padres-news/57110/good…
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“Yamamoto has picked up only one win in his last six starts”
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While sources discuss his recent struggles and a 3-3 record through eight starts, none explicitly state he has 'picked up only one win in his last six starts'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Yoshinobu Yamamoto has played 3 seasons for the Dodgers. He has 22 wins, 12 losses, an ERA of 2.72 and 346 strikeouts.
https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/player/yoshinobu-yamamoto-97557
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web search NEUTRAL — Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s 2026 stats. Through his first eight starts of this season, Yamamoto owns a 3-3 record with a 3.60 ERA, 3.92 FIP and 1.00 WHIP in 50 innings pitched.
https://dodgerblue.com/dodgers-yoshinobu-yamamoto-recent-str…
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web search NEUTRAL — Over his last four starts, he’s posted a 5.18 earned-run average. In the most recent game he pitched, he gave up three home runs for the first time in either the majors or Japan. Only in this instance…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/sports/for-dodgers-yoshinobu-y…
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“his season record now standing at 3-4”
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One source mentions a 3-3 record through eight starts, while other career stats (StatMuse) show a total of 22 wins and 12 losses. There is no consistent evidence confirming a current season record of 3-4.
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web search NEUTRAL — Yoshinobu Yamamoto has played 3 seasons for the Dodgers. He has 22 wins, 12 losses, an ERA of 2.72 and 346 strikeouts.
https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/player/yoshinobu-yamamoto-97557
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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).Yamamoto finished the 2021 s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshinobu_Yamamoto
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web search NEUTRAL — RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto changed number to 42. 02/05/2026. Japan activated RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto from the reserve list.+ View Yoshinobu Yamamoto's Pitches in 3d. + Similar Pitchers to Yoshinobu Yamamot…
https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/yoshinobu-yamam…
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“Yamamoto has a first-inning earned-run average of 7.00”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a specific first-inning ERA of 7.00.
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“Remove the opening frame and his ERA would be 2.47”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding an ERA of 2.47 excluding the first inning.
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“The Dodgers were leapfrogged in the standings by the Padres, who now have a half-game lead over them”
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“The home run was the ninth allowed by Yamamoto in his nine starts this season”
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“He gave up 14 homers last year in 30 starts”
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“King blanked the Dodgers over seven innings”
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“Padres closer Mason Miller walked the first two batters on nine pitches”
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“Six days earlier, he gave up five runs in the first 6 ⅓ innings of a defeat to the San Francisco Giants”
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