Yamamoto's clean tune‑up
Yoshinobu Yamamoto tossed five scoreless innings in his final pre‑Opening Day start, a sharp outing that the Dodgers are calling part of their regular lineup prep. (truebluela.com)
Yamamoto fanned seven batters while yielding three hits and one walk against a Padres split-squad in Glendale. (ocregister.com) He threw 68 pitches, 44 of them strikes, according to the outing’s pitch totals tracked by fantasy site RotoWire. (rotowire.com) The Dodgers rallied for a 4–3 win in that Cactus League game, with the Padres deploying a non‑regular lineup in one of their split‑squad contests. (espn.com) Manager Dave Roberts officially named Yamamoto the club’s Opening Day starter and called the decision straightforward; Los Angeles opens the regular season March 26 against the Arizona Diamondbacks at 5:30 p.m. PT. (mlb.com) Yamamoto’s appearance came after his return from the World Baseball Classic, where he represented Samurai Japan and rejoined Dodgers camp this spring. (mlb.com)
