On the mound, Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd fell into lockstep with Yamamoto, matching his zeros on the scoreboard for five innings. But in the sixth, Boyd allowed a single to Teoscar Hernández, hit Freddie Freeman with a pitch and surrendered a three-run homer to Tommy Edman.

Los Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (2-1) allowed two hits and one walk while striking out nine across six scoreless innings in Friday's 3-0 win over the Chicago Cubs. He picked up his second win of the season.

Dylan Hernández writes Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has matured and improved since last season, asserting himself as a Cy Young candidate.