Dodgers Edge Mets 2‑1 Behind Yamamoto’s Gem

LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivered 7 2/3 dominant innings and Kyle Tucker drove in the winning run with an eighth-inning single as the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the New York Mets 2-1 on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.

The Mets struck first on Francisco Lindor’s first-inning solo homer, but the Dodgers answered in the bottom half on Freddie Freeman’s RBI groundout. The game remained tied until the eighth when Tucker’s soft fly ball to left off Brooks Raley scored Miguel Rojas.

Yamamoto allowed one run on four hits while striking out seven. Mets starter Nolan McLean matched him with seven strong innings, yielding one run on two hits with eight strikeouts. Blake Treinen earned the win in relief and Alex Vesia struck out the side in the ninth for his second save. Attendance was 48,138. The game took 2 hours, 3 minutes.