Orioles walk off as Yamamoto's no-hitter bid ends in ninth
Yoshinobu Yamamoto carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning but the Los Angeles Dodgers lost 4-3 to the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday at Camden Yards after a late bullpen collapse. With two outs in the ninth, Jackson Holliday hit a solo home run to break up Yamamoto’s bid, and relievers Blake Treinen and Tanner Scott failed to retire any of the five batters they faced, allowing Baltimore to rally for a walkoff win.
Yamamoto struck out 10 and walked two over 8 2/3 innings, throwing a career-high 112 pitches, according to team and media accounts. He had retired the first six batters, escaped a two-walk third-inning jam with a strikeout and a double play, and proceeded to retire 17 batters in a row before Holliday connected on a 2-and-1 cutter for the ninth-inning homer. Yamamoto received a standing ovation after leaving the field.
The Dodgers, leading 3-1 after Holliday’s shot, turned to Treinen to get the final out. Treinen gave up a double to Jeremiah Jackson, hit Gunnar Henderson with a pitch and walked Ryan Mountcastle, then walked Colton Cowser with the bases loaded to cut the lead to one. Manager Dave Roberts summoned closer Tanner Scott, whose third pitch was stroked up...