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Early Offense Guides Dodgers, Yoshinobu Yamamoto Past Astros
Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six innings and Alex Freeland homered as Los Angeles won its second straight after a four-game skid.
On Monday, Kyle Tucker homered and drove in two runs to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-3 victory over the Houston Astros in Houston.
Starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six strong innings while the Dodgers' offense ended their power outage, with Alex Freeland, Freddie Freeman, and Will Smith recording multiple hits.
The Dodgers' 13-hit attack included Tucker's first-inning RBI single, while the Astros relied on a bullpen game after starting pitcher Steven Okert recorded just two outs.
Dodgers RHP Shohei Ohtani remains hitless in his past 17 at-bats despite drawing two walks and scoring twice; he faces RHP Peter Lambert on Tuesday night.
Relievers Kyle Hurt, Blake Treinen, and Jack Dreyer combined to strike out seven batters over three innings, as the Dodgers finished with 15 total strikeouts in the dominant victory.