Yamamoto loses perfect game, no-hitter in Dodgers 7-1 win

Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto came within four outs of a perfect game and three outs of a no-hitter on Saturday, June 13, 2026, before settling for a dominant 7-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. The 27-year-old right-hander retired the first 23 batters he faced, carrying a perfect game into the eighth inning and a no-hit bid into the ninth.

Yamamoto’s bid for perfection ended with two outs in the eighth when White Sox infielder Chase Meidroth hit a ground ball to shortstop Mookie Betts. The 2025 Gold Glove finalist mishandled the hop, resulting in an error that allowed Meidroth to reach base. Yamamoto recovered to get the next batter, Jacob Gonzalez, to ground out, preserving the no-hitter. However, leading off the ninth inning, White Sox outfielder Tristan Peters hit a solo home run on a fastball to right field, ending the no-hit bid. Yamamoto recorded one more out before being replaced by reliever Alex Vesia, departing to a standing ovation from the sellout crowd of 37,832.

The Japanese star finished with 8 1/3 innings pitched, allowing one run on one hit while striking out seven. He threw 109 pitches, 74 for strikes. The performance...