Yoshinobu Yamamoto worked through five innings against San Diego Padres. His pitches were electric on Friday night.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto looked like he was Opening Day ready on Friday night for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Yamamoto worked five innings, giving up three hits, striking out seven, and walking just one as the Dodgers were playing the San Diego Padres at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona.
His night was done after those five innings. Dodgers TV showed Yamamoto running off the field and back into the Dodgers' bullpen area at Camelback Ranch.
It looked like every single pitch Yamamoto threw was entirely effective, keeping Padres hitters guessing. His four-seamer, split-finger fastball, curveball, and cutter were moving all around the plate, but not wild pitches at all.
Yamamoto showed that he was in total command. If Dodgers fans were potentially worried about whether Yamamoto would be ready for the 2026 MLB regular season to begin, then they can rest well.
Just take a look at this highlight from Yamamoto's outing.
Besides those four pitches, Yamamoto has been known to also throw a sinker, a slider, and a sweeper at times.
With the Dodgers up 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning, they will look to take care of the Padres and record another Cactus League win.
Dodgers Roundtable reporter Adrian Medina will have a complete wrap-up of Friday night's game on our site.
Dodgers Play Two Games on Saturday
As Cactus League play continues on Saturday, the Dodgers will have games taking place in the Arizona desert.
The Dodgers squad will play the Athletics at Camelback Ranch. First pitch is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. ET. Then, the Dodgers Prospects team will hit the road and play the Chicago White Sox Prospects team. First pitch there is set for 9:05 p.m. ET.
Latest Dodgers Transactions
While many of the Dodgers' transactions have been covered here at Dodgers Roundtable, maybe some Dodgers fans haven't been keeping up with them. So, let's review some of the recent ones, with some help from MLB.com.
On March 8, outfielder Ryan Ward and left-handed pitcher Ronan Kopp were optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City; right-handed pitchers Carlos Duran, Carson Hobbs, Wyatt Mills, Jordan Weems, and Lucas Wepf were reassigned to Minor League camp; left-handed pitchers Jackson Ferris and Garrett McDaniels were reassigned to Minor League camp; catcher Griffin Lockwood-Powell was reassigned to Minor League camp; and outfielders Josue De Paula and Kendall George were reassigned to Minor League camp.
On March 16, right-handed pitcher Paul Gervase and outfielder Michael Siani were optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City; left-handed pitcher Cole Irvin, right-handed pitcher Ryder Ryan, infielder Noah Miller, and outfielders Zach Erhhard, Zyhir Hope, and James Tibbs III were reassigned to Minor League camp.
On March 17, infielder Santiago Espinal was selected to the 40-man roster; right-handed pitchers Kyle Hurt and River Ryan were optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City; and infielder Ryan Fitzgerald was reassigned to Minor League camp.
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