The Los Angeles Dodgers faced a 4-3 walk-off defeat to the Texas Rangers, ending their four-game winning streak. However, Roki Sasaki provided a silver lining with an impressive outing, allowing two runs over six innings pitched. Despite a slow start with lower fastball velocity, he adjusted, showcasing his capability with speeds reaching 97 mph. Both Sasaki and manager Dave Roberts confirmed the pitcher maintains good health. This marks Sasaki's longest outing yet, contributing to his growing confidence as he aims for his first MLB win with a 3.20 ERA this season.
I was surprised with the fastball velo in the first inning myself, but I was able to really kind of dig in to what I needed to do.
Both Sasaki and Roberts assured nothing was wrong with Sasaki physically, despite the decrease in fastball velocity.
Sasaki's confidence also seems to be growing as he threw 25 sliders in the outing, which wasn't far off from a combined total of 34 through his first four starts.
Sasaki pitched into the sixth inning for the first time in his career and improved his fastball velocity as the game progressed.
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