Roki Sasaki Reinvents His Pitching for the Dodgers
TL;DR
Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki has shifted away from his signature forkball, embracing a harder splitter and adjusted velocity to stay in the rotation; the changes produced five-plus innings and his first win of the season, signaling that the pitcher he was in Japan may be fading as he focuses on a more adaptable approach.
- Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki has abandoned search for his old self New York Post
- Dodgers drop a dozen on Cubs in long-awaited offensive outburst MLB.com
- Cubs’ 10-game winning streak ends at Dodger Stadium, but bigger things are ahead The New York Times
- Dodgers notes: Roki Sasaki, Rick Monday, Shohei Ohtani True Blue LA
- Chicago Cubs’ winning streak ends at 10 games with 12-4 loss: ‘We did not have a good pitching day’ Chicago Tribune
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