It was an up-and-down outing for Sasaki, who lit up the radar gun but also struggled with his command. He pitched three innings, allowing one run on just one hit (an infield singl

It was Roki Sasaki’s MLB debut, and here’s how his first inning went: four pitches in triple digits, then two at 99 before breaking off an 85 mph slider. Back to 100, 99 before unveiling the disgusting splitter (which broke arm-side for ball one to Kyle Tucker).

Roki Sasaki has the type of pure stuff a team can dream on -- and several did this past offseason. But as both he and the Dodgers have made clear, the 23-year-old right-hander remains a work in progress,