Yoshinobu Yamamoto
SP - Los Angeles Dodgers
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday.
Fantasy Impact
Blake Snell has been named the Game 1 starter on Friday. Yamamoto will follow him on Saturday before the series heads back to Los Angeles.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start Game 2 of the Wild Card series against the Reds.
Fantasy Impact
Yamamoto will follow Blake Snell. It will be Shohei Ohtani taking the mound in Game 3 if necessary.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed no earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out seven over six innings in Thursday's win against the Diamondbacks.
Fantasy Impact
After today’s shutout performance, Yamamoto now boasts a 2.38 ERA and 0.98 WHIP to go with a 12-8 record across 30 starts this season. He ends the regular season with a bang. His strikeout rate, hard-hit rate, and groundball rate all improved from his rookie season. Yamamoto also made a big jump in innings pitched, from 90 to 173.2. He will likely be a Cy Young Finalist in the National League while the Dodgers have their sights on the postseason.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed no earned runs on just one hit and six walks while striking out seven over 5.1 innings in Thursday's win against the Giants.
Fantasy Impact
After today’s performance, Yamamoto holds a 2.47 ERA and 0.98 WHIP with 11 wins and 8 losses across 29 starts this season. It was an inefficient outing for Yamamoto, who had 108 pitches through his 5.1 innings. He has been even better in his second year with the Dodgers, improving his strikeout rate and run prevention, which likely leads to him being a Cy Young finalist. He's in line to face the Diamondbacks next week.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one earned run on just one hit and one walk while striking out ten over seven innings in Friday's loss to the Giants.
Fantasy Impact
After today’s performance, Yamamoto holds a 2.55 ERA and 0.97 WHIP with 11 wins and 8 losses across 28 starts this season. He now has 187 strikeouts in 162 1/3 innings of work.