Dodgers vs Blue Jays Recap: Yamamoto Leads 4-1 Win

The Dodgers visited the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Tuesday, April 7. Both teams wanted to win early in the season and build momentum. Los Angeles finished with a 4–1 victory over Toronto after steady hitting and strong pitching. Yoshinobu Yamamoto started for the Dodgers while Kevin Gausman took the mound for the Blue Jays. The score stayed close until the Dodgers broke it open with a two-run third inning and added insurance in the fifth and ninth. This game showed how the Dodgers’ pitching depth and timely hitting can control a matchup.

In the third inning the Dodgers pushed across two runs to grab the lead. During the top of the third, Shohei Ohtani singled to right and Kim scored, making it 10. Ohtani looked powerful with a 105 mph exit velocity and the ball flew 359 feet. With two outs, Smith grounded into a fielder's choice that scored Freeland and ended the inning at 20. The Dodgers used small ball and pressure on the defense to get those runs, and the Blue Jays could not answer until later. Those early runs set the tone because Los Angeles scored first and stayed confident.

The gamehanged in the third when the Dodgers turned a bases-loaded chance into two runs. That multi-run frame gave them room to breathe and challenge Toronto's pitching. In the fifth inning Freeland singled to right and Kim scored, pushing the lead to 30. The Blue Jays fought back in the sixth when Springer doubled and Giménez scored, making it 31. But the Dodgers added one more run in the ninth when Tucker singled with two outs and Freeland scored, sealing a 41 final. The win keeps Los Angeles strong and gives Toronto things to fix.