"I called my pitches by myself because I wanted to try something. I wanted to try my own pitches that I wanted to make. This approach allowed Sasaki to experiment with his pitch selection during the Spring Training game."
"Honestly, today was the first day I thought he came out of his mechanics. I just thought he was overthrowing. The main thing is he's got to pitch off of his split. He can strike it, shorten it. Then mix in the fastball, commanded."
"That first inning I don't think he used his split at all. So, yeah, I'm just going to chalk this one up. Roberts indicated Sasaki failed to utilize his most effective pitch early in the game, contributing to his struggles."
Roki Sasaki, a Japanese pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, chose to call his own pitches during a Spring Training appearance, using the PitchCom device to lead catcher Dalton Rushing. He threw 27 pitches over 1.1 innings, allowing three earned runs on three hits with two strikeouts and one walk. Sasaki primarily relied on fastballs early in his outing before introducing his cutter and sinker later. Manager Dave Roberts attributed the lackluster performance to mechanical issues, noting Sasaki drifted from his mechanics and overthrowed. Roberts emphasized the importance of Sasaki pitching off his split-finger pitch while mixing in commanded fastballs and developing a reliable third pitch.
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