Dodgers closing night of spring camp has opening feel

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - MARCH 18: Yoshinobu Yamamoto #18 of the Los Angeles Dodgers flips a baseball in the air prior to a Spring Training game against the San Francisco Giants at Camelback Ranch on March 18, 2026 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images) | Getty Images Yoshinobu Yamamoto was sharp in his final spring tuneup, and the Dodgers had their full complement of regulars in the lineup for the first time all spring in a 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night at Camelback Ranch. There’s a very good chance the Dodgers lineup on Friday will also be their lineup next Thursday on opening day, including Yamamoto on the mound .

The only question is whether the right-handed Miguel Rojas would start against Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen, though perhaps the cachet of the season-saving Game 7 home run and playing his final opening day would outweigh any platoon disadvantage for one night. Rojas for his part drove in the first run on Friday, jumping on a first-pitch cutter for a double down the left field line to score Teoscar Hernández , who has reached base 23 times in 48 plate appearances this spring for a . 479 on-base percentage.

The Padres had a split squad on Friday, and their lineup at Camelback Ranch was not as representative of their season plans, and Yamamoto carved through them like a hot knife through butter, with seven strikeouts in 11 batters in the first three innings. Quick work in the first for Yoshinobu! pic.

twitter. com/DrGPWtf4aU — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 21, 2026 Yamamoto finished with five scoreless innings and 68 pitches, 44 for strikes (64. 7 percent), allowing only three singles and a walk.