Baseball: Yamamoto takes 2nd MLB loss as Reds sweep Dodgers

Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out eight over five innings but surrendered all four runs as his Los Angeles Dodgers fell to a 4-1 loss and a series sweep against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Yamamoto (5-2) was charged with his first defeat since losing his Major League Baseball debut for the Dodgers on March 21 in Seoul. Former Nippon Ham Fighters and SoftBank Hawks right-hander Nick Martinez (2-3) got the win for Cincinnati after allowing just one hit over 4-1/3 scoreless innings in relief. Yamamoto looked strong entering the third inning at Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park and opened the f…

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