Yamamoto fans nine as Dodgers shut out Cubs

Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six scoreless innings and Tommy Edman hit a three-run homer as the Los Angeles Dodgers remained perfect at home this season with a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.

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Yamamoto (2-1) gave up two hits and had nine strikeouts and one walk while beating the Cubs for the second time this season. Left-hander Tanner Scott pitched a perfect ninth inning for his fourth save as the Dodgers improved to 7-0 at home with their first shutout of the year.

Los Angeles’ Freddie Freeman scored a run but went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in his return from the injured list. He missed nine game after aggravating aright ankle injury. Shohei Ohtani finished 0-for-4 and fanned twice.

The Cubs’ offence was held to two hits as Chicago lost consecutive games for the first time since dropping the first two games of the season against the Dodgers last month in Japan. The Cubs were shut out for the first time.