— Yoshinobu Yamamoto carried a no-hit bid into the ninth inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but Jackson Holliday’s solo home run in the bottom of the ninth broke the no-no and helped ignite a Baltimore rally that ended with an Emmanuel Rivera walk-off RBI single.
Key Takeaways
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto carried a no-hit bid through 8.2 innings on Sept. 7, 2025.
- Jackson Holliday, 21, broke the bid with a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth.
- Yamamoto was removed after 112 pitches and received a standing ovation as he left.
- Relievers Blake Treinen and Tanner Scott were unable to hold the lead; Emmanuel Rivera produced the walk-off hit.
- Yamamoto struck out 10 and passed seven innings for the first time in his MLB career.
- The Dodgers entered the night holding a 3-0 lead before Baltimore’s ninth-inning rally.
- MLB has still not recorded its first no-hitter of 2025 despite several close attempts.
Verified Facts
Yamamoto worked 8.2 hitless innings against the Orioles on Sept. 7, 2025, before Jackson Holliday launched a solo home run to deep right field with two outs in the ninth. The Japanese right-hander finished the outing with 10 strikeouts and was lifted after throwing 112 pitches.
After Yamamoto’s exit, reliever Blake Treinen took the mound. The Orioles rallied in the ninth with a sequence that loaded the bases and produced additional runs; Emmanuel Rivera later delivered a walk-off RBI single to complete the comeback and end the game in Baltimore.
Los Angeles had built a 3-0 advantage earlier in the game, keyed by a Shohei Ohtani RBI single in the third and a two-RBI night for Mookie Betts (a single and a triple in the fifth and seventh innings). Those runs, however, were not enough to secure the victory.
Yamamoto’s night was notable despite the loss: he recorded 10 strikeouts, reached beyond seven innings for the first time in his MLB tenure, and nearly completed what would have been the first no-hitter of the 2025 season. He previously threw back-to-back no-hitters in Nippon Professional Baseball with the Orix Buffaloes.
Context & Impact
The result extends a difficult stretch for the Dodgers, who suffered a fifth straight loss and face mounting pressure as the season moves deeper into September. A late-inning collapse shifted the momentum to Baltimore and breathed life into the Orioles’ postseason hopes.
For Yamamoto, the outing reinforced his emergence as a frontline starter in MLB — even in a loss. The near-miss also prolongs a league-wide pattern in 2025: several pitchers have come close to no-hitters but none have completed one so far.
- June: Jacob deGrom lost a bid in the eighth inning.
- June: Nick Martinez had a ninth-inning bid broken.
- July: The New York Yankees spoiled Bryan Woo’s near no-hitter.
- August: Juan Soto’s homer broke Gavin Williams’ tidy outing in the ninth.
- Recent weeks: Orioles rookie Brandon Young nearly threw a perfect game before it was spoiled in the eighth.
Yamamoto was removed after 112 pitches and was met with a standing ovation as he left the mound.
Team reports
Unconfirmed
- Whether the Dodgers’ decision to remove Yamamoto after 112 pitches was driven strictly by pitch count, matchup considerations, or other factors — the club’s internal decision-making rationale was not publicly detailed.
- Exact inning-by-inning defensive or scoring nuances during the ninth-inning rally that preceded the walk-off were not fully itemized in all reports.
Bottom Line
Yamamoto delivered an elite performance that fell just short of history when Jackson Holliday’s ninth-inning home run ignited a Baltimore comeback. The outing highlights Yamamoto’s rising profile while underscoring how quickly late-inning baseball can turn — and how the 2025 season continues without its first no-hitter.