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Yoshinobu Yamamoto Comes 4 Outs Short Of Perfect Game, Loses No-Hitter In Ninth Inning

Yoshinobu Yamamoto was inches away from perfection. Yamamoto struck out seven hitters while throwing 109 pitches over 8 1/3 innings. The Dodgers ace came four outs from a perfect game and three from a no-hitter, while leading the Dodgers to a 7-1 victory against the White Sox on Saturday. He was through 7 2/3 innings when White Sox infielder Chase Meidroth hit a ground ball at Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts, who failed to field it cleanly, allowing Meidroth to reach base on an error. Yamamoto still took a no-hitter into the ninth inning, but conceded a solo home run to Tristan Peters, the firs...