{"id":395393,"date":"2026-07-12T05:36:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T05:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/395393\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T05:36:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T05:36:18","slug":"yoshinobu-yamamoto-has-rough-start-as-dodgers-lose-to-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/395393\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoshinobu Yamamoto has rough start as Dodgers lose to Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Dodgers\u2019 9-2 loss<\/a> to the Diamondbacks on Saturday wasn\u2019t enough to prevent them from going into the All-Star break with the best record in the majors \u2014 that much is ensured. But the uninspired all-around performance sealed a series loss on the final weekend of the season\u2019s first half.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a clunker,\u201d manager Dave Roberts<\/a> said. \u201cThe last three out of five [or] four out of five games, it just hasn\u2019t been clean baseball. So when you give teams free bases, extra outs, it\u2019s hard to win a game, regardless of opponent. … We\u2019ve got to find a way to win a game [Sunday] to feel somewhat better about going into the break.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Dodgers<\/a> (61-35) put little pressure on the Diamondbacks pitching staff. And Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/a> wrapped up his first-half campaign with his highest-scoring start of the season; he surrendered six runs in six innings.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe still had a really, really, really good first half,\u201d Roberts said.<\/p>\n

\"Dodgers' <\/p>\n

Dodgers\u2019 Kyle Tucker takes off his batting gloves after lining out with two runners on base in the sixth inning against the Diamondbacks on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

(Gina Ferazzi \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n

Over the All-Star break, Yamamoto (2.85 ERA) will get the week to rest. Before the game Saturday, oberts confirmed Yamamoto, an All-Star for the second consecutive year, will not pitch in the game.<\/p>\n

The timing of his start Saturday, three days before the Midsummer Classic, suggested as much. Shohei Ohtani<\/a> is scheduled to have his left knee drained coming out of the All-Star break and will not travel to Philadelphia. So Justin Wrobleski<\/a>, who was added to the National League roster Saturday<\/a>, is the only Dodger set to pitch in the All-Star Game.<\/p>\n

Yamamoto held the Diamondbacks (48-47) to one run through the first five innings. But his final inning quickly unraveled. It started with a leadoff walk and peaked with a three-run home run from James McCann.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers finally rallied for two runs in the sixth and then fell quiet again. The Diamondbacks then scored three runs against Landon Knack in his three-inning season debut coming off the injured list.<\/p>\n

Yamamoto\u2019s uncharacteristic sixth inning ended his streak of quality starts at five, including two that lasted eight innings or more. He leads the team with 110\u2154 innings pitched.<\/p>\n

\u201cOverall, there\u2019s good outings,\u201d Yamamoto said through interpreter Yoshihiro Sonoda. \u201cAnd also physically, condition-wise, it\u2019s been good. And I hope that I can carry this into the second half.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yamamoto\u2019s workload, along with Wrobleski\u2019s emergence, has helped the Dodgers weather injuries to pitchers who were expected to be major contributors.<\/p>\n

In a promising sign for closer Edwin D\u00edaz<\/a>\u2019s recovery timeline, he started a rehab assignment with single-A Ontario on Saturday. D\u00edaz made just seven appearances for the Dodgers before undergoing an operation to remove loose bodies from his right elbow in late April.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been throwing pretty effortlessly, free, maybe a week after he started throwing,\u201d pitching coach Mark Prior said.<\/p>\n

\"Dodgers <\/p>\n

Dodgers relief pitcher Landon Knack reacts after giving up a solo homer to Arizona\u2019s Nolan Arenado in the eighth inning Saturday.<\/p>\n

(Gina Ferazzi \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n

He estimated that D\u00edaz would return in about three to four weeks if his progression goes smoothly.<\/p>\n

Blake Snell \u2014 who also had loose bodies removed from his pitching elbow, undergoing a NanoNeedle Scope procedure on May 19 \u2014 threw two simulated innings to batters Saturday.<\/p>\n

Snell is scheduled to begin a minor-league rehab assignment next weekend, Roberts said. Prior believes Snell will need at least four to five outings, likening it to a spring training buildup.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal would be to get him fully built up to 90ish pitches before he comes back,\u201d Prior said.<\/p>\n

Tyler Glasnow<\/a>, who had been sidelined for more than two months with a lingering back injury, threw a bullpen session Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was like 95, 96 [mph] in his \u2018pen, but he does that rolling out of bed when he\u2019s healthy,\u201d Prior said. \u201cBut it\u2019s a good sign.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\" <\/p>\n

Glasnow has had plenty of back and forth in his rehab, however. Twice he started playing catch only to be shut down when back spasms returned.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe schedule is starting to move with a little bit more consistency than it had been,\u201d Prior said. \u201cSo he\u2019s in a good spot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Glasnow is scheduled for another bullpen session on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dodgers\u2019 9-2 loss to the Diamondbacks on Saturday wasn\u2019t enough to prevent them from going into the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":395394,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[84360,432,2789,88598,426,423,4468,24245,48,52,51,47,50,49,158956,158870,2668,595,430,18490,429],"class_list":["post-395393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-all-star-break","tag-blake-snell","tag-body","tag-diamondbacks","tag-dodgers","tag-game","tag-inning","tag-justin-wrobleski","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-prior","tag-rehab-assignment","tag-run","tag-saturday","tag-week","tag-yamamoto","tag-yoshinobu-yamamoto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=395393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=395393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=395393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=395393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}