Yoshinobu Yamamoto, champion Dodgers take aim at D-backs

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The Los Angeles Dodgers will start the defense of their second consecutive championship the same way they ended an electric World Series in November, with right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound.

Attempting to become the first three-peat World Series champion since the New York Yankees from 1998 to 2000, the Dodgers will start the season by playing host to t