Player of the gameYoshinobu YamamotoLAD7.0ip 3h 1er 10k
Once again, the Dodgers are surging in September. Yoshinobu Yamamoto received an outpouring of run support as he racked up an MLB career-high-tying 10 strikeouts across seven innings of one-run ball against the Reds on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. The 14-1 victory capped off a three-game sweep of Cincinnati and extended a season-high seven-game winning streak for L.A. "It was good to see us break out the way we did," manager Dave Roberts said. "Obviously, Yoshi was fantastic, efficient, going seven innings. … Just across the board offensively, fantastic." The Dodgers' magic number to win the NL West is at 6 after the rout. They could clinch a postseason berth as soon as this weekend's series in Miami, when they are expecting an additional boost with the planned callup of top prospect Josue De Paula, according to a source. Yamamoto threw the ball as if his margin for error was miniscule, rather than the double-digit cushion he had by the time he left the mound.
