"Sasaki ultimately won the battle as he got Turner to ground out after Freddie Freeman made a difficult scoop on a low throw from Tommy Edman. Roberts said after the Dodgers' win that he was initially reluctant to use Sasaki for the second time in three days. Monday marked only the second time in Sasaki's young career he's done so."
""I feel like this time around, I did get enough warm-up pitches to be able to make sure that I can execute," Sasaki said through interpreter Will Ireton when asked if he had enough time to warm up in the bullpen. "So I actually felt OK." Sasaki has thrown a total of 5.1 scoreless innings across four appearances this postseason, providing a much-needed spark to the Dodgers bullpen."
Roki Sasaki entered late in Game 2 of the NLDS to protect a one-run Dodgers lead after Blake Treinen failed to retire three batters and the Phillies scored twice. Alex Vesia recorded two outs before Sasaki inherited runners at the corners with Trea Turner batting and induced a Turner groundout on a difficult Freddie Freeman scoop. Dave Roberts was initially reluctant to use Sasaki for a second time in three days. Sasaki said he had enough warm-up pitches and has thrown 5.1 scoreless innings across four postseason appearances, providing a spark to the Dodgers bullpen and achieving historic postseason saves.
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