Yoshinobu Yamamoto was one out away from a no-hitter, but Jackson Holliday smashed a home run to put the Orioles on the board. Then, the bullpen had an epic meltdown, as they failed to record an out and allowed the Orioles to walk-off the Dodgers for a second straight night by a 4-3 final score.
The Dodgers entered Saturday having scored just four runs over their past three games as they faced Trevor Rogers, who was named the AL pitcher of the month of August. Rogers made quick work of the Dodgers through his first two innings of work, retiring the first six hitters in order while recording two strikeouts. Yamamoto matched him with two perfect innings of work with a pair of strikeouts.
The Dodgers got their first base runner of the game via a double from Miguel Rojas, and Kiké Hernández followed up with a walk. Ben Rortvedt laid down a sacrifice bunt to put both runners in scoring position, as Shohei Ohtani looked to come through with men on base. He hit a ground ball up the middle that easily scored Rojas to give the Dodgers their first lead of the weekend.
The Orioles responded quickly with a pair of walks to lead off the bottom of the third inning, but after striking out Coby Mayo, Yamamoto needed one pitch to get Jackson Holliday to ground into an inning ending double play.
Mookie Betts was a major player at the dish on Saturday, as he brought home a pair of runs on a single and a triple, helping the Dodgers take a 3-0 lead.
Yamamoto would retire his next 15 hitters in order to secure eight no-hit innings. He became the first Dodgers pitcher since Clayton Kershaw to have at least seven no-hit innings in a game, and was in a prime position to toss the 24th no-hitter in team history.
Yamamoto got a strikeout of Alex Jackson for the first out of the ninth inning before getting Coby Mayo to fly out to center field.
Jackson Holliday was the last chance for Baltimore to avoid being no-hit. He got a 2-1 fastball from Yamamoto and drilled it just over the right-center field wall to put the Orioles on the board. All the Dodger bullpen needed to do was get one simple out.
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— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 7, 2025
Even that was a task to difficult for the Dodgers to complete.
Blake Treinen took over for Yamamoto, and allowed a double to Jeremiah Jackson to bring the tying run to the plate in the form of Gunnar Henderson. Treinen needed one more strike to end the game, but a 1-2 sweeper hit Henderson in the foot to bring the potential winning run to the plate. Treinen walked Ryan Mountcastle to load the bases, and he walked Colton Cowser to bring home another run for the Orioles, all with two outs.
Tanner Scott was called upon to end the game, which he technically did. Instead of the Dodgers snapping their losing streak, Emmanuel Rivera lined a single up the middle that brought home two runs, giving the Orioles their second straight walk-off win against the former Oriole Scott.
The Dodgers’ losing streak has now reached five games as they are still in search for their first win in the month of September.
- Home runs— Jackson Holliday (17)
- WP— Albert Suarez (1-0): 3 IP, 2 hits, 1 earned run, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
- LP— Blake Treinen (1-3): 0 IP, 1 hit, 3 earned runs, 2 walks, 0 strikeouts
The Dodgers wrap up their six game road trip and three game series against the Orioles on Sunday (10:35 a.m. PT, SportsNet LA) before heading back home to open a three game series against the Colorado Rockies. Clayton Kershaw makes his first career start at Camden Yards while Tomoyuki Sugano goes for Baltimore.
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