The Los Angeles Dodgers are facing concerns over ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto following a potential hip injury sustained while covering first base. Despite this, he boasts impressive stats, including a National League-leading ERA of 1.97 and six wins. In a recent performance, he struck out seven batters and allowed only two runs over six innings. Manager Dave Roberts noted Yamamoto's slight discomfort, opting to pull him from the game as a precaution, especially amid ongoing injuries within the pitching staff. Yamamoto's next start is anticipated against the Yankees.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Yamamoto had a "little hip issue" after the play at first base. He pulled him after 88 pitches through the six innings.
I don't know if that kind of got into the mechanics in that fifth and sixth inning. It just didn't seem as fine," Roberts said.
There's no cause for concern as of now. Surely with the rash of injuries to its pitching staff and given Yamamoto's value to the team, the training staff will be watching him intently over the next couple of days.
Yamamoto has been sublime thus far in the early going of the year. He has the second-lowest ERA in the National League (1.97) trailing only New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga.
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