Yamamoto

Beyond the work put in, Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s transformation this season for the Dodgers has, in the view of many around the team, also come down to a few simple things.

As Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Jacob deGrom traded zeroes at Globe Life Field in Texas last week, Kershaw sat in the dugout, mesmerized by what he could only describe as an exhibition in pitching excellence.

The Dodgers never drummed up run support for their ace, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, succumbing to a shutout for the second time and falling into a three-game losing streak for the first time since last August.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto dominates over seven shutout innings and the Dodgers score a couple runs in the ninth to take a 3-0 win over the Texas Rangers.

Where deGrom struck out seven and walked a batter, Yamamoto had 10 strikeouts and no free passes.