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“Right now, he’s pitching like the best pitcher in the world,” catcher Will Smith said on May 2, after Yamamoto pitched six shutout innings against the Atlanta Braves.

Only two NL pitchers have better marks than Yamamoto this season.

Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto struggles with his splitter and fails to extend what had been an impressive string of performances against the Yankees.

Yamamoto had been the one constant in the Dodgers’ injury-plagued rotation.

As he’s done in almost all of his 11 starts this season, Yamamoto paved the way for a smooth path to victory.