“I wasn’t surprised.”
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (26, Los Angeles Dodgers) is finally back in “monster mode. Yamamoto pitched five innings of two-hit ball, striking out five and walking none in a home game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, on July 31st.
The bullpen struggles pushed the first win of the season to another day. However, the right-hander has regained the stuff the Dodgers were hoping for, brightening his future prospects. Yamamoto was shaky in three exhibition games, going 1-0 with an 8.38 ERA, and his official debut against the San Diego Padres at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Nov. 21 was equally shaky, allowing five runs on four hits with two walks and two strikeouts in one inning.
Manager Dave Roberts said at the time that it was a command issue. Instead, he returned to the U.S. and dropped Yamamoto to the third starter instead of the second. He paired Bobby Miller with ace Tyler Glasnow as a one-two punch. Yamamoto was back on the mound ten days after the Seoul Series.
On this day, Yamamoto was the same Yamamoto we saw in Japan. In the first inning against Paul Goldschmidt, he touched 96.3 mph on his fastball. He’s actually capable of reaching the low 150s if he puts his mind to it, but he’s less reliant on his fastball and more on his changeup, which includes a splitter, cutter, and curve.
There weren’t a lot of pitches that went up the middle 카지노사이트 or down the plate. Roberts told MLB.com, “I wasn’t surprised. I don’t want to give him too many second starts, but I really believe this is a sign of more to come,” Roberts told MLB.com.
“When you throw a fastball with command, if there’s a pitcher who can do that, it’s Yamamoto,” Roberts said, adding, “You might think the curveball is his slowest pitch, but if you throw a splitter to keep hitters off balance and take away their timing, you can induce a false swing.” As his fastball command improved, so did his splitter and curve.
“I’m relieved to pitch today,” Yamamoto said. Now I’m thinking about the next pitch.” “Yamamoto smiled with some relief as he walked to the dugout after retiring Brandon Crawford in the bottom of the fifth inning,” MLB.com reported. The home crowd gave Yamamoto a rousing ovation as he showed what they can expect from him for the next 12 years.”
