Yoshinobu Yamamoto came within one out of throwing the first Major League no-hitter of the 2025 season, and it all unraveled in stunning fashion. After walking three in the first inning, Yamamoto locked in and retired 24 straight Orioles batters. He unleashed a filthy mix of pitches—fastball, slider, splitter, and curveball—keeping hitters guessing and earning a wave of respect from the Baltimore crowd. With two outs in the ninth and a 3-0 lead, Jackson Holliday stepped up and crushed a splitter over the fence, ending the no-hit bid and trimming the lead to two. Just like that, the Dodgers pulled Yamamoto at 112 pitches.
The Orioles weren’t done. A double, a walk, and a hit-by-pitch put more pressure on the Dodgers. Then came another walk to make it a one-run game. With the bases loaded and two outs, Baltimore’s pinch hitter slapped a low pitch to center, scoring two and handing the Orioles a wild 4-3 comeback win. The Dodgers, who had played clean baseball for most of the night, suffered their fifth straight loss. The win capped a wild night in Baltimore, with a packed house on hand to celebrate the anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr.’s consecutive games streak. The Orioles have quietly built momentum in the second half, and this late-game chaos might go down as one of their signature moments.