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By Jon Paul Hoornstra
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The 24th no-hitter in Los Angeles Dodgers history will have to wait.
So will their next victory.
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto did not allow a hit against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday until Jackson Holliday hit a home run with two outs in the top of the ninth inning at Camden Yards.
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Yamamoto had walked two batters and faced only 28 Orioles hitters in all — one above the minimum for a nine-inning game — when he lost the no-hitter on his 112th and final pitch.
The right-hander was attempting to throw the first no-hitter for the Dodgers since May 4, 2018, a combined effort begun by Walker Buehler against the San Diego Padres in Monterrey, Mexico. Clayton Kershaw's no-hitter against the Colorado Rockies in June 2014 is the last by an individual Dodgers pitcher.
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Orioles catcher Alex Jackson led off the bottom of the sixth inning with a 108-mph lineout to left field, the closest anyone came to recording a hit against Yamamoto all night until Holliday's home run to right field.
The day began with a celebration of the 30th anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr. playing in his 2,131st consecutive game, the all-time record.
It ended with a celebration of the visiting pitcher. The announced crowd of 42,612 gave Yamamoto a standing ovation when Dodgers manager Dave Roberts removed him from a 3-1 game.
Holliday's 17th home run of the season was the first Yamamoto had allowed since Aug. 24. According to David Salituro of PokerNews.com, no Dodgers pitcher had lost a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning since June 17, 1923, when future Hall of Famer Dazzy Vance did so against the Cincinnati Reds.
Blake Treinen relieved Yamamoto and allowed a double to Jeremiah Jackson, hit Gunnar Henderson with a pitch, and walked Ryan Mountcastle to load the bases. When Treinen walked the next batter, Colton Cowser, to force in a run, Roberts called on closer Tanner Scott to pitch to Emmanuel Rivera.
Rivera, a journeyman third baseman, greeted Scott with a single up the middle. Two runs scored, and the Dodgers walked off the field with a 4-3 loss as the home crowd rejoiced.
In the span of six batters, the Orioles went from being on the wrong end of a no-hitter to being on the right end of a walk-off victory.
It was the second straight game in which Baltimore beat Los Angeles in its final at-bat. Rookie Samuel Basallo ended Friday's victory with a home run in the ninth inning to give the Orioles a 2-1 win.
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