Baseball: Yamamoto sharp on return as Imanaga wins Japanese duel

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto was impressive after a long injury layoff, but Japan World Baseball Classic teammate Shota Imanaga earned the win Tuesday in the Chicago Cubs’ 6-3 come-from-behind victory. Yamamoto returned from a right-shoulder rotator-cuff strain for his first start since mid-June and outpitched his countryman in his brief outing, striking out eight while allowing a run on four hits without a walk at Dodger Stadium. “My feel for my pitches was as good as it has been this year, and that was true even with my breaking pitches,” Yamamoto said. “I’m relieved that I fi…

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