Roki Sasaki Takes Step in Right Direction Despite Dodgers Loss
Despite the Dodgers offense being non existent, there were some positives.
Just before the Los Angeles Dodgers welcomed the Cleveland Guardians Monday afternoon, Shohei Ohtani and Kyle Tucker received their Silver Slugger Awards for 2025. Along with them, last year's Dodgers as a whole accepted their team Silver Slugger Award. Despite earning the award for the best offensive team in baseball, the Dodgers mustered just two runs in their 4-2 loss against Cleveland.
There was some tension build up on the pitcher side in the series opener. All eyes were on 24-year-old Roki Sasaki. After showcasing a spring to forget, the importance of starting off the 2026 season on the right foot was detrimental.
"He's in a good headspace," manager Dave Roberts said before Sasaki took the mound on Monday. "Hopefully he can just get past all the spring and all of the inconsistencies of the spring and get to pitching when games matter. " "I think for me it's, we got to attack.
We have to attack and use his mix and try to be as efficient as possible and get length out of him as a starter. " Well, it wasn't a pretty outing, but it's definitely something that Sasaki could build on. Sasaki recorded four innings, allowed one earned run, two walks, and struck out four.