Yoshinobu Yamamoto no-hit bid broken up by Jackson Holliday homer in the 9th inning, sparking Orioles walk-off

Yoshinobu Yamamoto was this close to getting the first no-hitter of the season. Instead, the Los Angeles Dodgers blew a 3-0 lead and allowed the Baltimore Orioles to get a gutting walk-off win.

Yamamoto was one out from making history, going hitless through 8.2 innings. But Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday had other plans: The 21-year-old broke up the no-no at the last second, with a solo homer to deep right field in the bottom of the ninth.

Yamamoto, who had racked up 112 pitches, was immediately taken out of the game and replaced by reliever Blake Treinen. He received a standing ovation as he exited.

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But if that wasn’t enough, Yamamoto can’t even record a win on the game. With Treinen on the mound, the Orioles filled the bases, giving Baltimore another run after a walk. Tanner Scott, who replaced Treinen, then blew the save, allowing Emmanuel Rivera to get a walk-off RBI single that sent Jorge Mateo and Gunnar Henderson home.

Even with the homer, Yamamoto had a career night, throwing 10 strikes in the outing. He also passed seven innings for the first time in his MLB career, nearly getting his first complete game since joining the Dodgers in 2024.

Prior to allowing Holliday’s homer in the ninth, Los Angeles built up a 3-0 lead behind a Shohei Ohtani RBI single in the third and a pair of RBIs (a single and a triple) from Mookie Betts in the fifth and seventh innings.

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In the end, that wasn’t enough, as the Orioles took advantage of the ninth inning to get a dramatic walkoff win.

Though it would have been Yamamoto’s first MLB no-hitter, he’s accomplished the feat twice before in his career: The 27-year-old threw no-hitters in two consecutive seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball, while playing for the Orix Buffaloes.

Instead, the Dodgers will have to contend with their fifth straight loss. After being swept by the Pittsburgh Pirates last week, Los Angeles is in danger of the same thing happening in Baltimore.

This story will be updated.