Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (27) of the Los Angeles Dodgers succeeded in avenging against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

On the 21st (Korea time), Yamamoto started in the home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, and pitched a no-hitter, allowing only 1 walk while striking out 8 batters over 6 innings.

Until the game against the Atlanta Braves on the 3rd, Yamamoto had performed well with an earned run average of 0.90 over the first 7 games of the season, but he stumbled in the last 2 games. On the 9th against Arizona, he allowed 5 runs on 6 hits (including 2 home runs) with 1 walk, 1 hit batter, and 4 Samjin in 5 innings, suffering a loss, while he won against the Athletics on the 15th but struggled with 3 runs on 4 hits (including 1 home run) and 2 walks, striking out 6 in 6 innings. His earned run average rose from 0.90 to 1.80 and from 1.80 to 2.12.

However, on this day he succeeded in avenging against Arizona after 12 days and lowered his earned run average back to the 1s (1.89). The Dodgers led 1-0 when he was substituted, also achieving the requirement for his 6th win of the season.

Yamamoto started the game by retiring Corbin Carroll with a fly ball to center field, Ketel Marte with a fly ball to right field, and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. with a ground ball to shortstop, completing a 1-2-3 inning. In the 2nd inning, he retired Josh Naylor with a pop-up to second base and struck out Gabriel Moreno on a 96.4 mph (155.1 km/h) four-seam fastball.

In the 3rd inning, after getting Geraldo Perdomo out with a ground ball to second, he struck out Alex Thomas and Jordan Lawlar on consecutive Samjin with a curveball as the decisive pitch. Thomas was struck out on a foul tip with a sharp-curving ball, and Lawlar looked at a low curve to strike out.

In the 4th inning, after getting the leadoff hitter Carroll out with a ground ball to shortstop, Yamamoto allowed Marte a walk after a 7-pitch battle, breaking his perfect game. However, he struck out Gurriel Jr. with his signature splitter and induced Naylor to ground out to third, continuing his no-hitter streak.

In the 5th inning, after retiring Moreno with a pop-up to third, Yamamoto struck out Smith looking on a low outside four-seam fastball at 96.1 mph (154.7 km/h) and also retired Perdomo with a fly ball to left field.

In the 6th inning, he built momentum with a 'KKK' inning. He struck out Thomas looking with a four-seam fastball at 95.3 mph (153 km/h) and then, with a low splitter, struck out Lawlar swinging. He also got Carroll to strike out looking with a four-seam fastball at 95.8 mph (154.2 km/h), which barely grazed the middle low zone.

With 90 pitches, Yamamoto took the mound again in the 7th inning and faced Marte, who hit a large ball that struck the right field fence. Thanks to a quick fence play and a throw to second from right fielder Andy Pajes, it ended as a single, but with Gurriel Jr. at bat, a wild pitch occurred on the first offering, placing a runner on second with no outs.

After getting Gurriel Jr. out on a ground ball to third and Naylor on a ground ball to second, Yamamoto issued a straight walk to Moreno. Despite reaching 104 pitches, the Dodgers' bench did not make a change. In the matchup against Smith, which went to 6 pitches, Yamamoto caught a foul tip strikeout with a cutter and roared.

In the 8th inning, Yamamoto handed the mound over to Alex Vesia with a total of 110 pitches, setting a personal best since his MLB debut last year. He exceeded 106 pitches in 7 innings against the New York Yankees on June 8 last year. He threw a top speed of 97.2 mph (156.4 km/h) and an average of 95.7 mph (154.0 km/h) with 42 four-seam fastballs, 31 curveballs, 20 splitters, 10 cutters, and 7 sinkers. He evenly used 4 four-seam fastballs, 2 cutters and 2 splitters, and 1 additional cutter as decisive pitches for his 9 strikeouts.

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