The Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (31) was silent, but the Dodgers had Yoshinobu Yamamoto (27).

On the 3rd (Korea time), Ohtani started as the designated hitter for the 2025 Major League Baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, and went 0 for 4, but thanks to Yamamoto's strong performance, the Dodgers won 2-1.

Ohtani's recent hit streak of five games, which started against the Pittsburgh Pirates on the 27th, ended as his season batting average dropped from .287 to .277 (33 hits in 119 at-bats). His on-base plus slugging also fell from .950 to .919.

Facing Atlanta's right-handed starter Grant Holmes, Ohtani struck out swinging in his first at-bat in the first inning. With a ball count of 1-2, Ohtani's bat swung and missed at Holmes' fourth pitch, a low curve ball that dropped inside.

In the fourth inning, batting first once again, Ohtani struck out swinging. With a ball count of 2-2, he swung at Holmes' fifth pitch, a slider that dropped low inside.

Once again batting first in the sixth inning, he attacked the first pitch. He made contact with Holmes' first pitch cutter but grounded it to the second baseman. The ball was hit at 110.8 mph (178.3 km/h), with a 70% chance of being a hit, but luck was not on his side.

In the top of the eighth inning with one out and a runner on second, another well-hit ball headed to the fielder. He pulled a slider from right-hander Daisbel Hernandez that caught too much of the plate on the fifth pitch but was lined out to the right fielder. The ball was hit at 110.3 mph (177.5 km/h), with a 91% chance of being a hit.

Although Ohtani was silent, the Dodgers won 2-1, benefiting from Yamamoto's strong start. With this victory, they extended their winning streak to six games, improving their record to 22 wins and 10 losses (.688 winning percentage), leading the National League (NL) West.

Before the game, Yamamoto, who was named NL Pitcher of the Month for April, threw a no-hitter until allowing a double to Austin Riley with two outs in the sixth inning. He pitched six innings, allowing one hit, two walks, and striking out six, completely overpowering the Atlanta lineup. This win marked his fourth of the season against two losses, lowering his earned run average from 1.06 to 0.90. He is the only pitcher in Major League Baseball with an ERA below one, greatly enhancing expectations for an Asian player to win the Cy Young Award.

Yamamoto threw a total of 91 pitches on the day, reaching a top speed of 96.4 mph (155.1 km/h) and averaging 94.7 mph (152.4 km/h) with his four-seam fastball (27 pitches), split-finger fastball (27 pitches), and also utilized a curveball (17 pitches), cutter (13 pitches), sinker (5 pitches), and slider (2 pitches). His command and movement on all pitches were excellent enough to use them as strikeout pitches.

The Dodgers' lineup scored only two runs. They were held perfectly by Holmes until one out in the fourth inning, but Mookie Betts hit an infield single that ricocheted off the pitcher, followed by an infield single by Freddie Freeman and a walk by Teoscar Hernández. This set the stage for a sacrifice fly by Will Smith to score the first run with one out and the bases loaded.

In the top of the sixth, Betts erupted with a solo home run to left-center field. In an unfavorable count of two strikes, he connected on Holmes' third pitch, a four-seam fastball that caught too much of the plate at 94.4 mph (151.9 km/h), sending it over the left-center field fence. The ball traveled 398 feet (121.3 m) with a launch angle of 31 degrees at a speed of 100.9 mph (162.4 km/h), marking Betts' fifth home run of the season. He finished the game with two hits and one RBI in four at-bats.

The Dodgers' bullpen also held the lead. In the bottom of the seventh, Kirby Yates allowed a solo home run to Matt Olson, giving up one run, but in the eighth inning, Tanner Scott and in the ninth, Evan Phillips each pitched an inning without conceding any runs, securing the one-run victory. This marked Phillips' first save of the season.

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