Yoshinobu Yamamoto Strikes Out Six Across Six Shutout Frames
Yoshinobu Yamamoto continued his impressive start to the campaign with another brilliant outing on Friday evening against the Atlanta Braves. Yamamoto logged six scoreless innings en route to earning his fourth victory. Yamamoto struck out six batters and allowed just one hit and two walks. His only hit came in the sixth inning when third baseman Austin Riley hit a double. Both of his free passes were served up to designated hitter Marcell Ozuna. Through his first 40 innings of the season (seven starts), Yamamoto has posted a 4-2 record with a stellar 0.90 ERA and a 0.83 WHIP. During this stretch, the right-hander has posted a 49:13 K:BB and allowed just two home runs. Under the hood, he has generated a 61.5 percent ground-ball rate and sits in the 89th percentile in xERA. He remains a must-start option in all formats..
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