A Los Angeles Dodgers rotation filled with injuries has seen a new ace emerge in right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

While the Los Angeles Dodgers are currently dealing with yet another stretch of brutal injury luck at the pitcher’s mound – a year’s tradition for LA’s finest – one player who has become borderline automatic is Yoshinobu Yamamoto,

F riday was a day to remember for Yoshinobu Yamamoto, even before he took the mound. Just hours before pitching, the talented right-hander for the Los Angeles Dodgers was rightful

Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw six scoreless innings and Mookie Betts hit the decisive home run to lead the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday in the opener of their three-game series.

LA racked up 17 hits in the finale, led by 3-hit performances from OF Teoscar Hernandez and C Austin Barnes. The Braves just wrapped up a 4-2 road trip and have won 9 of their last 12 games, despite dropping the series finale at the Colorado Rockies 2-1 Wednesday.