“He deserves better than that.” Blake Treinen admitted after the game. It was the same thought many had as the Dodgers’ $325 million Japanese ace saw history slip away with just one out to go. Even with a 5-2 Dodgers win on Sunday, powered by Shohei Ohtani’s homers, many were not yet over Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s lost no-hitter bid from Saturday. While some blamed the Dodgers’ bullpen for failing to protect their ace, others oddly directed their frustration to Baltimore.

After all, the Dodgers had gone from no-hitter to no win at all in the span of minutes. Through interpreter Yoshihiro Sonoda, Yoshi admitted it too: “Obviously, it’s really hard to swallow.” He held the Orioles scoreless for 8.2 innings while taking care of the first 26 outs.

However, it all went wrong when Dave Roberts t

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