Yoshinobu Yamamoto gives up four hits and strikes out 10 over 5⅓ shutout innings and Ryan Ward and Max Muncy each hit home runs in a win over the Phillies.

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers continue to look every bit like a club finding its stride.

In the first two games of the weekend series against the Phillies, manager Dave Roberts did not push his starting pitchers to the limit. But the Dodgers' skipper knew he could rely on his ace, Yoshinobu Yamamoto,

Ryan Ward hits his first major-league homer and Alex Freeland also goes deep from the bottom of the order. Yoshinobu Yamamoto strikes out 10 over 5⅓ scoreless innings as the Dodgers win 9-1 and claim their fifth consecutive series.

Yes, the Unicorn has a 5-2 record and 0.82 earned run average in his nine starts, with 61 strikeouts and 17 walks in his first full season as a pitcher since 2022. And he also carries the burden of two full-time jobs.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies have traded low-scoring wins in their weekend series, but Los Angeles is heavily favored in the series finale

The visiting Los Angels Dodgers hope Yoshinobu Yamamoto can repeat his postseason performance against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series between first-place teams.

Rookies Ryan Ward and Alex Freeland each hit home runs in the fourth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled away for a 9-1 victory over the ​visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a season-high 10 strikeouts in 5 1/3 scoreless innings, Ryan Ward hit his first major league homer in his Dodger Stadium debut, and

The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to win their series against against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon. The Dodgers took Friday's series opener, 4-2, and then dropped Saturday's game, 4-3,

As the Dodgers wrap up their three-game set against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday, they will turn to Yoshinobu Yamamoto to try and salvage the series. After scuffling over a four start stretch from April 21 through May 12 where he posted a 1-2 record with a 5.