Baseball: Yamamoto takes loss for Dodgers as Padres escape sweep
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up three runs over 6-1/3 innings and was charged with the loss as the San Diego Padres avoided a four-game series sweep by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Thursday.
Yamamoto (6-6) surrendered a solo home run to Xander Bogaerts in the second inning and gave up one run apiece in the fifth and the seventh at Dodger Stadium. The home team went behind 5-0 before rallying for all three of their runs in the bottom of the ninth.
The right-hander allowed seven hits while striking out five and did not issue a walk.
Tensions that had simmered between the division rivals throughout the series boiled over late in the game, with both benches clearing after Fernando Tatis Jr. was hit by a pitch from Dodgers reliever Jack Little in the top of the ninth.
San Diego closer Robert Suarez hit Shohei Ohtani with a pitch with two out and a runner on base in the bottom of the inning, with the Los Angeles bench appearing ready to rush the field again before Ohtani waved them off and walked to first.
Suarez, who previously played in Japan for the SoftBank Hawks and Hanshin Tigers, was ejected from the game. Eight batters were hit by pitches over the course of the series.
Japanese left-hander Yuki Matsui earned his first save after being called upon to get the final out. After his wild pitch led to a run and put runners on second and third, he struck out Dalton Rushing swinging to clinch the result for his team.
The Dodgers announced earlier that Ohtani will make his second pitching start of the season on Sunday at home against the Washington Nationals.
The two-way superstar made his first MLB mound appearance since August 2023 on Monday against the Padres, throwing 28 pitches while allowing one run in the one-inning outing.
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