MLB Spring Training: Los Angeles Overcame a Rough Start from Yoshinobu Yamamoto to Beat Chicago

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws during the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Phoenix, Wednesday, March 6, 2024.
10:53 JST, March 7, 2024
Dodgers 12, White Sox 9
Freddie Freeman hit a grand slam and had five RBIs as visiting Los Angeles overcame a rough start from Yoshinobu Yamamoto to beat Chicago in Glendale, Ariz.
Yamamoto, a prized offseason acquisition by the Dodgers who signed a 12-year, $325 million deal in December, allowed five runs and six hits in three innings. He walked three and fanned four, but Los Angeles’ offense rode to the rescue.

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, left, talks with pitching coach Mark Prior, center left, during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Phoenix, Wednesday, March 6, 2024.
Paul DeJong had a 3-for-3 day at the plate with three RBIs for the White Sox. Chicago’s Eloy Jimenez tied things at 7 with a two-run homer in the fourth, but the Dodgers ran away with the contest by scoring the next five runs.
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