Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto is credited with a no-hitter in a win over the Chicago White Sox, despite losing a perfect game during the outing. Reporting from Chicago at Guaranteed Rate Field describes how the game begins with Yamamoto in dominant form, and that the loss of perfection occurs before he completes the full no-hit performance. Earlier in the year, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had said he believed Yamamoto would throw a no-hitter, and the Saturday appearance carried that expectation deep into the matchup.
Both accounts focus on the same sequence: Yamamoto takes the ball against the White Sox, the perfect game ends partway through, and he continues to retire batters without allowing a hit, finishing with a no-hitter. The reports characterize the game conditions as mild and frame the outing as one in which Yamamoto’s control remains strong even after the early loss of a perfect game.
