Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed only two runs in his four starts during September, and for his efforts was on Tuesday named the National League pitcher of the month.
Yamamoto only allowed seven hits in 27 innings during September, during which he struck out 34 batters to go with a minuscule 0.66 ERA. He came within one out of a no-hitter on September 6 against the Orioles in Baltimore, and then allowed exactly one hit in each of his next two starts as well, the first Dodgers pitcher to allow one or zero hits in at least five innings in three consecutive starts.
This is the second NL pitcher of the month award this season, who also won for March/April. He’s the only NL pitcher to win two such awards this season. He’s the first Dodgers pitcher with multiple pitcher of the month awards in the same season since Clayton Kershaw won for both June and July in 2014.