It appears Yoshinobu Yamamoto's dog helped keep things safe at home when the Dodgers' pitcher was on a road trip.

Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto walks back to the mound after giving up a two-run home run to the New York Yankees' Ben Rice in the third inning of the Dodgers' 7-3 loss Sunday at Dodger Stadium.

Yamamoto (6-4, 2.39 ERA) took a 7-3 loss to the New York Yankees on Sunday, snapping his string of 11 starts of five or more innings. He allowed four runs on seven hits and three walks in 3 2/3 ...

Yamamoto walks a season-high five in just 4⅔ innings – including three in a span of five batters before Casey Schmitt’s grand slam – and San Francisco takes the series opener, 6-2.