Yoshinobu Yamamoto overcomes illness, stunning weight drop to maintain Cy Young push

Nypost · Aug 07, 2026 · 1237 words · By Jack Harris; Dylan Hernandez

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Welcome to the California Post’s weekly Dodgers recap, where we review the week that was, hand out very official awards and take stock of the state of the season.

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PITCHER OF THE WEEK Yoshinobu Yamamoto (8-inning, 3-run start this week; 11-7 record, 2.76 ERA on season) There haven’t been many heroic performances during the Dodgers’ six-game losing streak.

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But Yamamoto’s outing against the Red Sox last Saturday was an exception.

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Claim 1: “Yamamoto’s outing against the Red Sox last Saturday... taking the loss after giving up the decisive run in the eighth inning”

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Multiple sources confirm the outing against the Red Sox. One source explicitly mentions the 8-inning performance and the loss, while another (LA Times via web search) confirms a 3-2 loss to the Red Sox where Yamamoto gave up four hits over eight innings.

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Claim 2: “Last year, after all, the Dodgers defended their title even as the NL’s No. 3 seed”

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Claim 3: “making his fourth eight-plus-inning start this year, which is tied with Sandy Alcantara for most in the majors”

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The provided evidence does not contain information regarding the number of eight-plus-inning starts or a comparison to Sandy Alcantara.

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web search NEUTRAL — , 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 — Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six innings of one-run ball Friday in a win over the Brewers. Yamamoto struck out nine and sported a 37 percent CSW. It’s the 11th time in 22 starts this year that he’s allo…
https://www.nbcsports.com/fantasy/baseball/player-news/2026-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out 4 batters in 5 innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2025 Tokyo Series season opener.How this was made. Auto-dubbed. Audio tracks for some languages were automatical…
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Claim 4: “trading Jack Suwinski to Tampa Bay at the deadline for Hunter Feduccia”

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Claim 5: “the Dodgers’ two-way star has still not resumed a throwing program amid his ongoing knee injury, now more than a month removed from his last pitching start”

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Multiple sources confirm Ohtani is not pitching due to a knee injury. Yahoo Sports mentions he is 'still not pitching' and 'working his way back', and another source explicitly states he has not pitched since July 3 due to a knee problem.

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web search NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani injury update: Dodgers star still not pitching. The Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani has continued to be available as a DH, but is still working his way back for another appearance on …
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web search NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani isn’t pitching??#tiktok #baseball #shoheiohtani Shohei Ohtani Sits Out Pitching for Japan at WBC. Discover why Shohei Ohtani is not pitching for Japan at the World Baseball Classic and h…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ohtani has not pitched for the Dodgers since July 3 while continuing to battle a knee problem that first surfaced in mid-June.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/19/sports/dodgers-change-shohei-o…

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Claim 6: “De Paula mashed four home runs and collected nine RBIs in a torrid four-game stretch”

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Claim 7: “Entering Friday, he had hits in nine straight games, five of which were multi-hit efforts”

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Claim 8: “the already diminutive right-hander lost roughly eight pounds after getting sick at the end of the team’s previous road trip in New York”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Google Maps directions and general Wikipedia entries about the Dodgers/Yamamoto; none of the evidence mentions weight loss or illness in New York.

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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…
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Claim 9: “Yoshinobu Yamamoto (8-inning, 3-run start this week; 11-7 record, 2.76 ERA on season)”

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The specific stats (8-inning, 3-run start; 11-7 record, 2.76 ERA) are found in one web search result ('Yoshinobu Yamamoto continues Cy Young push despite illness'). Other sources provide different stats (e.g., FOX Sports mentions a 2.72 ERA), but do not corroborate this specific set of current numbers.

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Claim 10: “the Atlanta Braves have won eight-straight, helping them leapfrog the Dodgers for the No. 2 seed in the National League”

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Claim 11: “his ERA slightly rise from 2.72 to 2.76”

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While FOX Sports mentions a 2.72 ERA, the specific claim that it rose to 2.76 following the Red Sox start is only found in the single source 'Yoshinobu Yamamoto continues Cy Young push despite illness'.

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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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Claim 12: “the Dodgers’ six-game losing streak”

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Two independent cross-references from Nypost explicitly confirm the Dodgers' six-game losing streak.

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Claim 13: “ranking sixth in the NL in ERA, fifth in innings pitched and second in WHIP”

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The specific rankings (6th in ERA, 5th in IP, 2nd in WHIP) are only reported in the source 'Yoshinobu Yamamoto continues Cy Young push despite illness'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Yamamoto became the first Dodgers pitcher with at least 10 strikeouts in three straight starts since his rotationmate Clayton Kershaw from June 29-July 9, 2017. The right-hander became the sixth Dodge…
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web search NEUTRAL — He also remains in the thick of the Cy Young race, ranking sixth in the NL in ERA, fifth in innings pitched and second in WHIP. This week, Yamamoto stayed back in Los Angeles during the Chicago portio…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/07/sports/yoshinobu-yamamoto-cont…

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Claim 14: “Shohei Ohtani (10-for-24, 3 home runs, 5 RBIs this week; .297 average, .954 OPS, 26 home runs, 70 RBIs this season)”

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The evidence provided for this claim is completely irrelevant, discussing Habitat for Humanity Huron County instead of Shohei Ohtani.

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Claim 15: “Josue De Paula (9-for-22, 5 home runs this week; .314 average, .972 OPS, 21 home runs, 82 RBIs this year)”

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Claim 16: “thanks to the arrival of Tarik Skubal”

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Claim 17: “He had four home runs in his last eight, including his first multi-homer performance of the year on Wednesday”

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Claim 18: “they enter this weekend’s series in Arizona 8 ½ games clear of the second-place Diamondbacks”

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Claim 19: “The Dodgers are also now three games back of the Milwaukee Brewers for the NL’s best record”

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