"Yamamoto QS is also useless" Dodgers lost to Cleveland 1-4 after "empty" → Ohtani's batting average of 0.167↓" which was silent every chance."

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto (28), the "first starter" of the Los Angeles Dodgers produced by Japan, did his part by showing a quality start (more than 6 innings and less than 3 runs) in his second start of the season, but he became a losing pitcher in the midst of the extreme empty space of the Dodgers' lineup. Shohei Ohtani (32) remained silent the next day despite his good pitching in the previous game.

Yamamoto started the home game against the Cleveland Guardians of the "2026 Major League" at Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on the 2nd (Korea time) and threw 87 pitches in six innings, but he became a losing pitcher with four hits (one home run), two strikeouts, one walk and two runs (two earned runs).

Yamamoto, who completely played from the 1st to the 2nd inning, faced a crisis in the 3rd inning. After allowing a double to leadoff batter Daniel Schniman, he allowed a steal to third base during the subsequent batter Gabriel Arias' at-bat. At this time, catcher Will Smith's throwing error overlapped and gave up the first run. The shaken Yamamoto immediately allowed a solo home run over the center fence to Arias, allowing an additional run.

From the fourth inning to the sixth inning, he faced a crisis by getting the first batter on base in every inning, but Yamamoto's unique crisis management ability stood out. In particular, he broke Cleveland's willingness to add points by inducing double plays twice in the fourth and sixth innings. Yamamoto also held out well for six innings, but the Dodgers' batters were tied to opposing starter Gavin Williams with just two hits and 10 strikeouts until the seventh inning.

In the end, the Dodgers were dragged 0-4 in the top of the eighth inning when pitcher Tanner Scott, who changed with two outs and a runner on first base, allowed Angel Martinez to throw a two-run shot. Freddie Freeman hit a solo shot in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs and no runners, but it did not affect the game. In the end, they lost 1-4 and suffered a losing series.

Ohtani's hit on the day was somewhat disappointing. Although he drew a walk in his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning, he struck out swinging in the third inning with two outs and a runner on the first and second bases, then retired with a double play on the second base in the bottom of the fifth inning, and bowed his head with three strikeouts in the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs and runners on the second and third bases.

Ohtani's final batting performance on the day was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and one walk. The season batting average fell from .200 to .167. OPS (On-base plus slugging) also fell to 0.590. In the Dodgers' lineup, Andy Paz played 3 for 3, but there were no runs and RBIs.

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