Yoshinobu Yamamoto held the Miami Marlins to two runs over eight innings in his longest MLB start Tuesday, posting his fourth win in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 8-2 victory.
Yamamoto (4-1) won his third straight start, giving up five hits and no walks in a 97-pitch outing at Dodger Stadium that started with Marlins leadoff man Jazz Chisholm Jr homering off his first pitch of the game.
A Max Muncy grand slam in the bottom of the first inning put the Dodgers in charge, before Gavin Lux's two-run shot capped a four-run third to give more run support for Yamamoto. The right-handed rookie surrendered another solo shot in the sixth to Bryan De La Cruz but threw four 1-2-3 innings.
"The best thing was I got ahead in the count," Yamamoto said. "I gave up a home run to the leadoff batter, but I believe I was calm thereafter and threw with good mechanics."
While the Dodgers won their sixth straight game, Shohei Ohtani, who had homered in three straight games through Monday, was hitless for the first time in seven games after going 0-for-2 with two walks.
Shota Imanaga remains without an MLB defeat following a no-decision, meanwhile, in which the southpaw allowed two runs over seven-plus innings as his Chicago Cubs secured a 3-2 walk-off win over the San Diego Padres.
Imanaga looked to be on his way to his sixth straight winning decision after blanking the Padres through seven innings while striking out eight, but he opened the eighth by allowing an infield single before Jurickson Profar homered a low 2-2 splitter over the left-center fence at Wrigley Field.
The Japanese former DeNA BayStar was hooked immediately after giving up what was his seventh hit of the game, but the Cubs tied it in the home half as his compatriot, the Padres third reliever Yuki Matsui, gave up a walk, single and sacrifice fly.
Michael Busch connected on the first pitch in the bottom of the ninth off Enyel De Los Santos to win it for the Cubs. After seven starts, Imanaga remains top in the majors with a 1.08 ERA.
Elsewhere, Detroit Tigers right-hander Kenta Maeda surrendered seven runs on five hits and three walks over two innings, his shortest start of the season, against the Cleveland Guardians. His team came back to win 11-7.
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