Which made it all the more important not to waste Yamamoto’s yeoman’s work. The Dodgers very nearly did. They scored just one run when he was on the mound, blowing that lead in the ninth inning and falling behind in extras when $72 million closer Tanner Scott surrendered just the third multi-homer game of his career.

A small Yoshinobu Yamamoto fix helped the right-hander toss a gem on Tuesday, which led to the Dodgers ending their losing streak.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers is pitching a no-hitter against the Arizona Diamondbacks through six innings.