Yamamoto Yunobu pitched well in an away game, pitching 7K and scoreless in 7 innings. He only allowed one hit and is expected to win 14 games in a single season.

Yamamoto Yunobu. (AFP)

[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] Dodger's "Japan's Strongest Pitcher" Yunobu Yamamoto pitched impressively on the road today. Facing the Reds, he pitched 7K scoreless pitches in 7 innings and only allowed 1 hit. When he left the game, the team held a 4-point lead and had a good chance of winning a single-season high of 14 wins in his major league career.

Yamamoto was unstable with the ball at the start of the game and threw two consecutive four-balls and walks. Fortunately, he stabilized in time and caught 3 outs in a row to resolve the crisis of losing points. Yamamoto then struck out eight batters in a row until he was hit with one out in the bottom of the third inning when Reds star shortstop Elly De La Cruz hit a double to left field. Fortunately, he struck out catcher Sal Stewart and kept scoreless.

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Yamamoto Yunobu pitched three-on-three from the 4th to the 6th inning, and continued to pitch in the 7th inning without allowing a run. In this campaign, he pitched in the 7th inning and retired with 91 pitches. He only allowed 1 hit and no runs, soared 7K, and gave 2 walks. The ERA was revised down to 2.51.

Yamamoto has played a total of 75 games with the Dodgers in his career, with an average ERA of 2.60 in three seasons. He ranks seventh among players with at least 60 starts in team history. He is expected to challenge Rube Marquard's career ERA record of 2.58 and become the sixth best in team history.