Baseball: Yamamoto pitches Dodgers to win, backed by Ohtani's 2 RBIs
Yamamoto (9-7) allowed one run on four hits and two walks in his latest quality start. The right-hander threw 65 of his 101 pitches for strikes and took his ERA for his last three starts to 0.95.
He gave up his only run on a force-out in the first inning but kept the Reds in check for the rest of his time on the mound.
"I was able to outwit batters," said Yamamoto, who credited catcher Dalton Rushing for calling a strong game. "Rushing thought things through and brought out some good pitches. I felt great and pitched with a nice rhythm. It was a very productive outing."
Ohtani broke a 1-1 deadlock with his two-RBI double in the top of the fifth, driving a 1-0 fastball from Cincinnati starter Chase Burns (0-3) into the gap in center field.
The three-time MVP also drew two walks in his 1-for-3 outing. Teoscar Hernandez contributed two RBIs, Freddie Freeman drove in a run, and Mookie Betts went 2-for-3 as the top of the Los Angeles lineup clicked into gear at the Great American Ball Park.
Ohtani scored on Freeman's seventh-inning single for the Japanese superstar's Major League Baseball-leading 100th run, reaching the threshold for the third straight season.
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