Yamamoto delivers, lifts Dodgers over Mets
The Dodgers didn’t just beat the Mets, but leaned into something that has become clear by now when Yoshinobu Yamamoto is on the mound, they don’t need much else.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) throws a pitch against the New York Mets during the first inning at Dodger Stadium. LOS ANGELES — At a certain point, the aesthetics of a game like this start to feel beside the point. On a sun-splashed Tuesday afternoon at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers didn’t just beat the Mets, 2-1.
They leaned into something that is becoming increasingly clear through 17 games: when Yoshinobu Yamamoto is on the mound, they don’t need much else. They’re now 13-4, another series win secured, another reminder that their formula can be as simple as this: elite pitching, one timely swing, and just enough at the end. This one belonged to Yamamoto.
A duel worth the price of admission For three pitches, it looked like it might unravel quickly. Francisco Lindor jumped a first-inning offering and sent it soaring over the right-field wall, a no-doubt solo shot that stunned the crowd and, briefly, put the Dodgers in a 1-0 hole. It would also be the last time the Mets truly solved Yamamoto.
From that point forward, the right-hander was surgical. Efficient. Relentless.
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