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Yoshinobu Yamamoto was excellent through six innings, striking out 8 batters and keeping the Cardinals off-balance, but the Dodgers couldn’t hold on in the late innings and ultimately fell short, per MLB.com.

Yamamoto has been one of the few bright spots in an otherwise disappointing September. His stuff was sharp—8 strikeouts in 7 innings shows he still has the stuff that made him a prize free-agent signing. He’s given us exactly what we need from a top-tier starter: dominant early appearances that put us in position to win. The problem isn’t him. It’s what happens after he leaves the mound.

This loss fits the pattern we’ve seen all month. We get strong pitching performances, we build leads, and then something breaks down. Whether it’s relief pitching or late-inning offense, we’re not finishing games. That’s the frustration. Yamamoto did his job. We didn’t do ours.

We’re running out of time to figure this out. September’s here. The postseason isn’t far off. We need these wins, and we need to stop throwing them away.

Source(s): MLB.com | First reported: September 3, 2026 5:15 AM UTC

God Bless and Go Dodgers