Roki Sasaki's rehab assignment with the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets resulted in a challenging outing. Sasaki aimed for three innings but managed only two, yielding three runs on six hits and no strikeouts. His pitch count reached 41, with only 25 strikes. Notably, his fastball velocity dipped to 91-93 mph compared to the 96 mph during practice. Sasaki identified casualness and mismanagement of velocity as key issues, yet remained optimistic about his performance and absence of health concerns, aiming to improve for future outings.
Sasaki started his outing with a walk and then allowed a stolen base and single that put the Albuquerque Isotopes up 1-0. Another stolen base and sacrifice fly led to another run scoring.
Sasaki expressed confidence after his outing, stating, "First of all, I'm glad I was able to pitch without any health concerns. In terms of performance, there are still some issues to work on."
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