Yamamoto is emerging as the new staff ace at just the right time for the Dodgers’ depleted rotation

A Los Angeles Dodgers rotation filled with injuries has seen a new ace emerge in right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Yamamoto pitched like the leader of a rotation — and perhaps one of the game's top starters — in the Dodgers' 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night, taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning and giving up no runs. "He's turning himself into a staff ace," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after the game.