More concerns about Roki Sasaki & Edwin Díaz
Some news and notes on a Monday morning after the Dodgers’ first losing streak of the season. Roki Sasaki struggled through another start on Sunday at Coors Field, allowing three runs in 4 2/3 innings, and in his four starts has a 6. 11 ERA and 15.
9-percent walk rate in 17 2/3 innings. With River Ryan […]
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 10, 2026: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Edwin Díaz (3)sits in the dugout after blowing a save giving up three runs to the Texas Rangers in the ninth inning on April 10, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Some news and notes on a Monday morning after the Dodgers’ first losing streak of the season . Roki Sasaki struggled through another start on Sunday at Coors Field, allowing three runs in 4 2/3 innings, and in his four starts has a 6.
11 ERA and 15. 9-percent walk rate in 17 2/3 innings. With River Ryan on the injured list in Triple-A , and Blake Snell not expected back until late May or so , there are no current alternatives for the Dodgers in the rotation, which means Sasaki’s learning curve will have to come in the majors for the time being.
Fabian Ardaya at The Athletic wrote about the confidence or lack thereof in and from Sasaki after Sunday’s start : “I’m trying to make adjustments all the time,” Sasaki said through interpreter Kensuke Okudo. “In the long run, I have to do the things I need to work on. ” Edwin Díaz pitched Sunday for the first time in nine days, after being day-to-day with concerns about his velocity .