“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 turned to the bullpen to close the game. Neither Treienen nor Tanner Scott could save the lead. The Dodgers’ loss came through Emmanuel Rivera’s walk-off single, which led to Dodgers fans blaming Baltimore for wrecking Yoshi’s historic night.

They seemingly found an odd sense of justice in the Baltimore Ravens’ 41-40 loss to the Buffalo Bills. After blowing a crushing NFL opener to the Bills on Sunday, the Ravens entered the fourth quarter with a 15-point lead. However, that lasted only until Josh Allen and the Bills caught fire.

In the span of the final two minutes, Allen led the game-winning drive that ended with Matt Prater kicking a 32-yard field goal with no time left. Recording his big night, Allen finished with 394 yards passing and two touchdowns.

On the other hand, Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson passed for 210 yards and two touchdowns. Derrick Henry ran for 169 yards and two touchdowns. However, a major fumble in the fourth quarter helped the Bills make their comeback. And ultimately, the Dodgers’ nation enjoyed the Bills’ win and the Ravens’ loss.

Dodgers fans find sweet revenge in Buffalo Bills’ win

Saturday’s loss was mainly heart-wrenching because it marked only the ninth time since 1961 that a big league club had carried a lead in a no-hitter through 8 2/3 innings and still failed to win. So, when the next day, the Baltimore Ravens blew their own game against the Buffalo Bills, the Dodgers fans who had been drowning in frustration suddenly found something to cheer about.

Now, one collective sentiment summed it all up for Yamamoto fans. “That game hurt me so bad I’m now willing to celebrate a JA win. This is what the Dodgers have done to me.” The 4-3 walk-off defeat on Saturday night was devastating, to say the least. So, when the Buffalo Bills, led by Josh Allen, ripped a late comeback from the Baltimore Ravens, it oddly healed something in Dodgers’ fans.

Others saw the Bills’ win as the universe serving up a dose of fairness. “It’s karma 💀.” Yamamoto had allowed no hits through 26 outs against Baltimore before Orioles’ shortstop Jackson Holliday hit Yoshi’s 112th pitch. Then on Sunday, in the same or sweet revenge, Allen ended up going 33-of-46 for 394 passing yards with two touchdowns to hand the Ravens a brutal loss.

That’s why another Dodgers fan noted, “Thank you, Buffalo.”

Another fan angrily stated, “I agree with the logic. To hell with the Ratbirds.” Baltimore simply became the target of Dodgers fans’ frustration. This game ended up being so embarrassing for the Ravens that they became the first team in NFL history to lose while scoring 40 or more points and rushing for 235 yards or more.

For all the Dodgers’ fans who watched Yamamoto’s near no-hitter turn into no win at all, the reaction was blunt. “A soul for a soul!!!!” one fan noted.

Clearly, be it in MLB or NFL, Baltimore’s collapse gave Dodgers Nation a weird kind of joy.