Saturday, June 13, 2026

Copyrighted by Sarah Morris, 2026

Yoshinobu Yamamoto came three outs from having his first major-league no-hitter, and the Dodgers hit three home runs.

On an overcast Saturday afternoon at Rate Field, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago White Sox, 7–1.

Shohei Ohtani opened the game with a home run after missing Friday’s game with left knee inflammation. Max Muncy followed with his first two-run homer of the day. The Dodgers never looked back.

At one point in the game and between his last outing and this superb one, Yamamoto retired 45 consecutive batters, tied for the second-longest streak in the live-ball era in baseball starting in 1920. Mookie Betts’ error stopped the streak in the eighth inning.

Unlike earlier this season, Yamamoto had perfect command of his entire arsenal. He dotted his pitches on the corners of the strike zone. He was in charge of the game. To start the ninth inning, he allowed a solo home run. After surrendering the hit, Max Muncy and Dalton Rushing went to the mound and gave Yamamoto a pat on the back. After another out, Dave Roberts got him because Yamamoto had thrown 109 pitches.

Alex Vesia retired the last two outs of the game.

On Sunday, the Dodgers will look to win the series against the Chicago White Sox. Emmet Sheehan hopes to bounce back from a poor outing, but he will have a difficult act to follow after Yamamoto’s gem.