Sasaki allowed four walks and two runs in one ⅔ → Even tears after the steel plate..."Anyone can do that." Roberts's Dudun, what you can say because it's the Dodgers
Sasaki allowed four walks and two runs in one ⅔ → Even tears after the steel plate..."Anyone can do that." Roberts's Dudun, what you can say because it's the Dodgers
Blog Article
"Bad starts can happen to anyone twice"
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Loki Sasaki made his worst home debut. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts covered Sasaki.
Sasaki took the mound as a starter in a home game against the Detroit Tigers in the 2025 Major League Baseball at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on the 30th (Korea time) and allowed three hits, four walks, two strikeouts and two runs in one ⅔ inning.
It was a disappointing home debut game. Sasaki made his big league debut in the Tokyo Series held at Tokyo Dome in Japan on the 20th. At that time, Sasaki allowed one hit, five walks, three strikeouts and one run in three innings. He stood in front of Dodgers fans for the first time since returning to the U.S. mainland. Perhaps because he was too motivated, he had to leave the mound early due to severe ball control difficulties.
He had a rough start. Jack McKinstry, the first batter, gave a hit to the left. Riley Greene was struck out with a swing and miss, but Spencer Tokelson hit to the left again. Kerry Carpenter handled the ball with a fly ball to the shortstop. He gave up the walk to Colt Keith, causing the bases loaded with two outs. He allowed an RBI infield hit to Manuel Margot, and a walk to Trey Sweeney, and gave up two runs in an instant. With the bases loaded with two outs, Jake Rogers grounded out to third and managed to finish the inning. He pitched 41 pitches in the first inning alone.
His ball control continued in the second inning. He allowed leadoff hitter Ryan Crichler to walk. McKinstry and Green were respectively struck out by rooking and hitting a fly ball to shortstop. However, he gave up another walk to Tokelson.
Roberts eventually moved. Jack Drier took the mound, and Sasaki finished the game on the day. Drier struck out Carpenter with a swing and miss, and Sasaki's runs did not increase.
As he walked down the mound, Sasaki expressed great disappointment. He even caught the scene where he was shedding tears on the broadcast screen.
"Overall, my speed and control were not good," Sasaki said after the game. "I couldn't control technical areas. I barely managed to enjoy sliders. Other than that, I didn't like them overall."
The Athletic said, "In the first two major league games, Sasaki seems to have completely lost his way."
However, Roberts defended Sasaki. Roberts said, "Sasaki wants to show good performance. He has always experienced success. That is why he must be angry and disappointed now. But if you're a professional player, you have to get up again. Two bad starts can happen to anyone. We're still a good team, 카지노 and we'll need him."
Sasaki reportedly had a short conversation with Roberts in the dugout after getting off the mound. "Sasaki has strong will to compete, but now everything is not working out," Roberts said. "However, we knew this from the beginning and still trust him."