00:01Yosinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers
00:03take the field getting ready for
00:04the first of three against the
00:06visiting Chicago White Sox in the
00:08first of six in this July 4th
00:10weekend homestand at Blue Heaven
00:13on Earth not a cloud in the sky.
00:15Mike Tauchman will lead it off.
00:17He's the left hand hitting D.H.
00:19Yamamoto ready to work.
00:21Yes strike three.
00:22Got him with the split below the
00:24zone.
00:25Here's Benintendi with two gone
00:27swing and a pop up over near the
00:30shortstop side of things.
00:32But there's Max Muncy who's
00:34underneath it makes the catch and
00:36it's a one two three top of the
00:38first for Yoshinobu Yamamoto face
00:40the rookie right hander Shane
00:42Smith.
00:42This is his 16th start three and
00:44five is record three three eight
00:46the ERA that's the top ERA among
00:49rookie pitchers in baseball.
00:50You don't get the ease in when you
00:52face the Dodgers.
00:53You got to deal with Otani.
00:54Otani turns it over.
00:56Second base it is Sosa making the
00:58throw and two pitches one out here
01:01to start for Shane Smith.
01:02And thinking Freddie Freeman getting
01:03it done.
01:04He's been talking about how lost
01:05he's been the last couple of
01:06months.
01:07Well the last time we saw him he
01:09was definitely not lost.
01:10He found three hits.
01:11He reached five times and he broke
01:13a career long 41 game home run
01:16drought for the blasting Kansas City.
01:18This one hit the left center field
01:19that has been intended coming on.
01:21He will make the grab so early
01:23swings from these Dodgers hitters.
01:25But there's two away in this first
01:26inning.
01:27Back to back two out walks.
01:29Now the White Sox starter Sheen
01:31Smith and the Dodgers have runners
01:33at first and second Oscar Hernandez
01:35walking to the plate on the ground
01:37left side and through a base hit for
01:41Oscar Hernandez.
01:43Will Smith will score the Dodgers
01:45strike first in the first anti Oscar
01:48with a two out run scoring single.
01:52The Dodgers strike first tonight.
01:54It's one nothing.
01:54Runner at third is Muncie.
01:58Teoscar at first here's Andy Pajez.
02:01The innings is not over when there
02:02are two outs against the Dodger
02:04offense.
02:04They showed that on the road trip
02:05very well and they've scored the
02:07most two out runs in the big leagues
02:10this year.
02:10Down the line.
02:11This one is down and fair.
02:13Muncie scores.
02:15Hernandez will hold up at third and
02:17RBI double for Andy Pajez.
02:20Two nothing L.A.
02:21Hanging breaking ball in this one.
02:23He stayed back a little bit longer.
02:25The body might have been committed
02:27but the hands were still back and
02:28he kept it fair with two outs and
02:30going on contact you score easily.
02:33Max once he does.
02:34Here's Michael Conforto left handed
02:36batter runners at second and third
02:38two down.
02:39Conforto the broken back flare
02:40that will drop down in the left
02:42center field.
02:43Teoscar Hernandez scores as does Andy
02:45Pajez.
02:46Two more across for the Dodgers with
02:49two out in the first two outs on
02:51three pitches twenty three pitches
02:52later you're down four to nothing
02:54and this broken bat he gets it done
02:56gets on top of that high pitch and
02:59gets enough of it to get two out and
03:01they're up to one hundred and eighty
03:03one two out runs now that lead
03:05Major League Baseball.
03:06Vargas retired that'll bring up Kyle
03:08Teal at the game winning hit as the
03:15one.
03:16The splitter out of the zone ball
03:17four to Kyle Teal.
03:19He heard Yamamoto's frustration with
03:20that as a head one and two and then
03:23lost him to a one out walk.
03:25There is some thump in this bat.
03:27Lenin Sosa and this one enough
03:30force to get through the hole at
03:32short as the White Sox now have two
03:34on with one out in the second inning
03:35and they've got something cooking for
03:37Josh Rojas.
03:39It's taking the left field
03:40Conforto running toward the line
03:42and he's there to make the catch
03:44inside the wall.
03:45Well read by Conforto in foul ground
03:48two away.
03:49That'll bring up Brooks Baldwin.
03:51Got him swinging.
03:52Inning ending K for Yamamoto.
03:55Two punch outs and two scoreless
03:57innings so far.
03:59Bottom of the third Shane Smith
04:00against Will Smith.
04:02There's a little number down to
04:03third one headed by Rojas on the
04:05run throws.
04:06It's too late.
04:06And that's an infield single for
04:08Will.
04:09Here's Muncie with a man on nobody
04:11out.
04:11And it kicks away from Teal and
04:13down to second safely as Will
04:15Smith on the wild pick.
04:17They're put in play.
04:19Good jump from Benintendi as he
04:21will get there for the first out
04:22here in this third inning.
04:24Sosa the play up the middle.
04:26With Will Smith advancing third
04:28with two outs now.
04:30And Andy Pires.
04:32A chance to get a two out runner in.
04:34One hundred and eighty two out
04:35runs now for the Dodgers after
04:37their four that they put up in
04:39the first inning.
04:40Paha shoots it the other way.
04:42Another two out run for the
04:44Dodgers.
04:45Five to nothing is the lead.
04:47After that lead off single
04:48Yamamoto getting two quick outs.
04:51And it's up to Lenin Sosa.
04:53Lenin Sosa hits this one well
04:54to left field.
04:55And it's going to one hop the
04:57wall.
04:58Benintendi he will come around to
05:00score a two hit ball game for
05:02Sosa as he drives in the first
05:04run of the night.
05:05Looked like it was another curve
05:07ball this time Sosa was able to
05:09attack it.
05:10It was not in it was out over the
05:12heart of the plate.
05:14And he went whack-a-tow on that
05:15one end.
05:16Just like that the Sox break up the
05:18shutout which is key.
05:19Back to back punch outs for Smith
05:21as he gets Kim.
05:22Four strikeouts now another one on
05:24the curve ball.
05:25Johnny going to try and snap it
05:260 for 10.
05:27Again he gets around here it's just
05:29a matter of time before somebody
05:30pays the price.
05:31High drive towering into the
05:35Tuesday toilet.
05:37Shohei Ohtani bring him home.
05:41Number 30 for Shohei Ohtani.
05:456-1 Dodgers.
05:47A 408 foot blast into the right
05:50field pavilion.
05:52When Ohtani launches a home run
05:54it's like it has after Jets on it.
05:58And just kept on carrying and
06:00carrying.
06:01And didn't quit.
06:03Another two out run in this
06:04ball game.
06:057 in total.
06:076 for the Dodgers.
06:08As far as Yoshinobu Yamamoto is
06:11concerned.
06:11Pitch count doing pretty well
06:13right here.
06:14Starting the seventh inning with
06:1584 pitches.
06:16Ground ball that's toward the
06:18middle.
06:18There's Kim crossing over the
06:19right side of second base.
06:21He'll throw out Teal and there's
06:23one away for Chicago in the top
06:25of the seventh inning.
06:261-2 ground ball to third.
06:28Good hop for Muncie.
06:29Sets his feet.
06:30Throws strongly to first.
06:31Right on target to Freddie
06:33Freeman two away.
06:34Trying to get through seven
06:35innings for the third time this
06:36year.
06:37Now they've had three starts of
06:38seven innings this season.
06:40Mm-hmm.
06:41Yoshinobu Yamamoto has two of
06:42them.
06:44Clayton Kershaw has the other
06:45one.
06:45So you have two aces.
06:48Two different eras of the
06:49Dodgers staff.
06:50Teammates.
06:51Here in twenty twenty five.
06:53Swing and a miss strike three.
06:54He does.
06:55Seven solid innings for Yamamoto.
07:00Yoshinobu Yamamoto lost his
07:01first four starts in June.
07:03Ended it with a win.
07:05Now in line for a second.
07:06Straight W.
07:07Seven strong from the Dodgers.
07:10Right hander.
07:10One run on three hits and a
07:12one.
07:13Struck out eight.
07:14And he ended on a roll.
07:15Three more outs to get for the
07:16Dodgers to get out of here with
07:18a series opening win against
07:20the White Sox.
07:21Anthony Banda tipped into the
07:23glove.
07:24Now number one for Banda.
07:27Banda blows it by him and
07:29spins him around.
07:30One more to go.
07:32The other stadium to its feet.
07:35White Sox down to their last
07:37strike.
07:40Anthony Banda strikes at the
07:42side of the ninth.
07:43And the Dodgers take the series
07:45opener.
07:46Six to one.
07:47It is a sweet win to start off
07:49the homestand.
07:50The last homestand they were
07:51hot and did very well.
07:52They kept it up on the road and
07:54they kicked this homestand off
07:56in the right way.
07:57Now eight games up on the San
07:59Diego Padres in the National
08:00League West and they can
08:02clinch the series tomorrow.
08:04It'd be seven series in a row
08:05but that's not the number you're
08:07keeping an eye on.
08:08You're keeping an eye on
08:09Clayton Kershaw.
08:10Three strikeouts away from
08:12three thousand.
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