Dodgers Beat Mets Behind Yoshinobu Yamamoto's Strong Outing
Yoshinobu Yamamoto's 7 2/3 innings helped the Los Angeles Dodgers take the series against the New York Mets.
Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium was a pitcher's duel and a half. A day after southpaw Justin Wrobleski threw eight scoreless innings against the New York Mets , the Los Angeles Dodgers sent out their ace, Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Though he didn't quite reach the eight-inning mark, he was surely close, tossing 7 2/3 innings and allowing one earned run on four hits.
A late bloop RBI single from Kyle Tucker propelled the Dodgers past the Mets 2-1. Mets starter Nolan McLean was keeping up with the 2025 World Series MVP as Dodgers hitters were trying to figure out his alien-type movements on his pitches all night long. McLean avoided robust damage throughout his start, only giving up one earned run in the first inning on a Freddie Freeman RBI.
After that, Yamamoto gave up just one other hit in the bottom of the seventh to Max Muncy. Apr 14, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) throws a pitch against the New York Mets during the second inning at Dodger Stadium. -- © Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images The Mets ambushed Yamamoto to begin his outing as Francisco Lindor cranked a leadoff home run on a 2-0 fastball.
That home run marked Lindor's first longball and RBIs of the season. After that first-inning mistake pitch to Lindor, Yamamoto went on to retire the next 20 Mets batters until he gave up a two-out double in the seventh inning to Bo Bichette. The seventh inning was Yamamoto's most troublesome inning, dealing with runners on first and second after walking Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez.