Dodgers’ Yamamoto loses no-hit bid on Peters’ leadoff homer for the White Sox in the 9th inning

CHICAGO (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto was so close. Again.

Yamamoto sailed into the ninth inning with a no-hit bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but Tristan Peters hit a leadoff homer for the Chicago White Sox. The Japanese right-hander had to settle for a dominant performance in a 7-1 victory on Saturday.

The 27-year-old Yamamoto also carried a no-hitter into the ninth at Baltimore on Sept. 6. He surrendered a solo homer to Jackson Holliday with two out, and Los Angeles went on to a frustrating 4-3 loss.

This time, Alex Vesia closed it out for the Dodgers. But Yamamoto was left to wonder about another close call.

“What I did, I didn’t make it, complete it, because of the ninth inning, the no-hitter,” Yamamoto said through a translator. “But how I was pitching, I was pretty satisfied.”

Yamamoto, who was the World Series MVP when the Dodgers won their second consecutive championship, improved to 4-0 with a sparkling 0.94 in his last four starts. He has surrendered 14 hits and struck out 24 in 28 2/3 innings during his win streak.

If he keeps pitching like he has been, there might be more no-hit opportunitie...