Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivered a dominant performance after a shaky opening inning, allowing one hit through seven innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 on Tuesday night. According to one breakdown of his final line, Yamamoto struck out seven, walked two, and threw 91 pitches over 55 strikes, lowering his ERA to 2.51.
Teoscar Hernández drove in two runs with a home run in the victory, his second in as many nights. Alex Freeland also contributed offensively with a solo home run, going 2-for-4. The win moves the Dodgers closer to clinching the NL West, which MLB.com reports could happen as soon as Wednesday.
Yamamoto's performance continues a pattern of consistency. Per one report citing Stephen, the pitcher has now allowed zero or one run in 14 of his 27 starts this season.