Yoshinobu Yamamoto hurled a complete game three-hitter on Tuesday as defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat Milwaukee 5-1 to seize command of their Major League Baseball playoff series.
The 27-year-old Japanese right-hander, despite surrendering a home run on his first pitch, was the first Dodger to go the distance in the playoffs since 2004, retiring the final 14 Brewers batters he faced.
“That was the first heater. I feel (it was) regrettable,” Yamamoto said of the homer through a translator.
“But I reset my mind and just focused on executing my own pitches.
“I established my rhythm and kind of dictated the tempo and pace of the game, so that was great.”
Yamamoto struck out six while allowing only one run on three hits and a walk for the first MLB playoff complete game by a Jap