Baseball: Dodgers’ potent offense helps Yamamoto get win over Arizona

Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw 6-1/3 innings of two-run ball and Freddie Freeman delivered a grand slam among three home runs from the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 6-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday. With plenty of backing from the powerful Dodger lineup, Yamamoto (5-1) struck out eight while allowing seven hits and one walk in another solid start for the National League West leaders. The Japanese right-hander surrendered a 1-0 lead when Joc Pederson hit a line-drive single with two out and two on in the top of the third at Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles quickly turned things around, however, …

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