Paul Daniel Flores

Paul Daniel Flores

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Paul Daniel Flores is a sports content writer at GambleSpot residing in the Philippines. A graduate with a bachelor's degree in communication from Letran Calamba, Paul has immersed himself in the sports world and is a loud and loyal fan of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Ohtani, Yamamoto, Shows Off Dominance in Recent Stretch
May 28th, 20254 mins

Ohtani, Yamamoto, Shows Off Dominance in Recent Stretch

Nothing has been really easy for the Los Angeles Dodgers in what has been quite a turbulent start to the 2025 season. While they have managed to stabilize well heading into June, it does seem that there is a promising hope to look out for the team as they seek to improve their winning chances. Two of the big reasons for their impressive run? Yoshinobu Yamamoto. In the Dodgers’ recent showdown with the Cleveland Guardians, Yamamoto was explosive as he pushed the team to its somewhat first stress-free win in a long while. Heading into that showdown, Los Angeles has just claimed three out of the last nine games – and those needed extra innings to win as they have been blowing massive leads so far. The theatrics haven’t been fun to watch for the Dodgers so far, but with manager Dave Roberts finding ways to tweak his squad and show that Los Angeles has impressive depth, one can say that this is a promising look considering that Ohtani and Yamamoto’s recent big game led the team to a much-needed win so far. Tenacity by Yamamoto If there’s one way to say that this season has been worse for the Dodgers, maybe the fact that the injuries have been mounting is a starting point. Had it not been for his elite performance on Memorial Day, the Dodgers would have been in a dire mood right now searching for answers. Yamamoto woke up a promising lineup that has been on a lull in the past few games, and it cannot be denied that his six-inning, two-run start has proved to be pivotal so far. Now that has ended a streak of five runs in the last seven games before extra innings. Nothing has been easy for the Dodgers, but Yamamoto made it look like he could carry this team to bigger heights. “I mean, you could argue he’s been our most valuable player,” Roberts said, accounting for the rash of other injuries that have ravaged the rotation. “Just to be able to log six or seven innings and kind of reset your ‘pen, give us a good chance to win every time he goes out there, has been huge. I feel very confident in calling him the staff ace.” There was also a massive play in the third inning from Yamamoto. He had two on and no outs, but he managed to race on the mound, fielding a bunt that first baseman Freddie Freeman misread. Yamamoto then ran all the way to first himself before eventually tagging Wilson in the foot – forcing the Guardians to just keep one run and paving the way to a smooth victory. The Ohtani Spark Much like Yamamoto, Ohtani was firing from all cylinders and was able to drill a leadoff home run in the second straight game. The Japanese star now leads the MLB with 19 long balls as of the time of writing, and it could not have been any better for the Dodgers’ impressive victory. The Dodgers have always relied on Ohtani to make the big plays, and he did deliver in this clash with the Guardians to make sure that he would be able to put them on top. Ohtani also clocked his third career leadoff homer in the win. With the key victory, the Dodgers surge back into third with a 33-21 record, tied with the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets for the second spot.

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