{
  "id": 7781212,
  "title": "Dodgers notes: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Teoscar Hernández, Shohei Ohtani",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/dodgers-notes-yoshinobu-yamamoto-teoscar-hernandez-shohei-ohtani",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T12:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dodgers-notes-yoshinobu-yamamoto-teoscar-120500968.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cincinnati, Ohio - September 15: The Los Angeles Dodgers continued their winning streak in September, defeating the Cincinnati Reds in the first two games of a four-game set. Pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto shut down the Reds for seven innings on Tuesday, striking out seven while allowing just one hit. Yamamoto has been impressive in his recent starts against the Reds, allowing only one run over 14 innings and racking up 17 strikeouts with only three walks. The team's pitching has held their ground against Cincinnati this week, and Blake Snell is set to continue the trend. Offensively, Teoscar Hernández has been a force at Great American Ball Park, hitting two two-run home runs that secured both games. Hernández's recent success can be attributed to hitting coach Aaron Bates, who helped him develop a \"twister tap\" in his stride, according to Maddie Lee of the Los Angeles Times. As for Shohei Ohtani, the team is optimistic that the two-time NL MVP will return from the injured list before the end of the regular season after taking batting practice on Monday.",
  "summary": "The Dodgers’ winning ways in September were briefly interrupted for two games against the Miami Marlins, but they have picked back up against the Cincinnati Reds, taking the first two games of a four-game set. After Tarik Skubal shut down Cincinnati over seven innings on Monday, Yoshinobu Yamamoto continued the trend of marvelous results from […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}