Maybe there is something to chasing velocity as a cause of injuries. The Dodgers placed Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the illjured list. He felt triceps tightness in the game in Friday, after throwing hard against the Yankees in his previous outing.

Yamamoto allowed only one hit Saturday night, but there was a noticeable dip in the velocity of the 28 pitches he threw. His four-seam fastball ranged from 92.9 mph and 95.9 mph with an average of 94.2 mph, down 1.3 mph from his season average of 95.5 mph entering the game.

Yamamoto threw 29 pitches that were clocked at 97 mph or higher in his previous start in which he blanked the New York Yankees on two hits over seven innings on June 7. The velocity of his secondary pitches were also down Saturday, his curve by 2.4 mph and his split-fingered fastball by 2.9 mph.

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With luck, this injury won’t be serious, but I’ve become very pessimistic when I hear “tightness.”