""Certainly given where he started this year, what he is as a starting pitcher, to go out there and not only go one inning, two innings and then three innings, and to do what he did gave us a huge boost. I can't speak enough to his growth and his contribution to this club.""
""We're starting to see something really special in him, and that's why he was courted so hard in the offseason. But what he's done now on the biggest of stages, he's just scratching the surface. But couldn't be more proud of him.""
Roki Sasaki transitioned from struggling as a rookie starter and during a Triple-A rehab assignment to a late-September role change into the Dodgers' bullpen. He has made three postseason appearances and converted two save opportunities. Sasaki delivered three perfect innings in Game 4 of the NLDS, finishing the 8th, 9th and 10th without allowing a baserunner to secure the series-clinching victory. The outing matched an MLB postseason first by a pitcher throwing perfect 8th, 9th and 10th innings in a closeout win. The team initially planned two innings but extended him into the 10th due to efficiency and success.
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