Yoshinobu Yamamoto is starting for the Los Angeles Dodgers in tonight’s NLDS Game 1. Yamamoto, one of the most celebrated pitchers from Japan, has had an outstanding regular season in 2024. He finished with a 7-2 record, a 3.00 ERA, and 105 strikeouts over 90 innings pitched  .

While his postseason debut was rough—allowing five earned runs in just three innings in Game 5 of the NLDS—Yamamoto remains a strong strikeout pitcher . Based on his regular-season performance and strikeout rate of 10.5 K/9 (strikeouts per nine innings), a reasonable estimate for tonight’s game could be 5-7 strikeouts, depending on how deep he pitches into the game. The Dodgers will likely look to him to neutralize the Padres’ lineup, which will be key to advancing further in the postseason.

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