Dave Roberts announced that Roki Sasaki will make his Cactus League debut by pitching out of the bullpen alongside Yoshinobu Yamamoto against the Cincinnati Reds. Both pitchers are expected to lead the Dodgers in the upcoming Tokyo Series. Sasaki had a strong showing in a previous game, throwing three innings despite yielding a home run. Roberts emphasized the need to acclimate Sasaki to Major League hitters while also managing a surplus of starting pitchers due to the early start of the season.
I thought Roki was good. Obviously, you just kind of don't know what to expect, as far as seeing other hitters. But he threw three innings today, velocity looked good.
So I think it's more of just building him up, getting him acclimated to Major League hitters, and then let everything else take care of itself.
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