After entering to begin the fifth inning following the completion of countryman Yoshinobu Yamamoto's night, Sasaki delivered three shutout innings, surrendering two hits and a walk and plunking a batter. He struck out five of the 13 batters he faced, requiring 46 pitches along the way.

Making his spring training debut on Tuesday night, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki lived up to the billing. Pitching against the Cincinnati Reds, Sasaki

Sasaki strikes out five, Yoshinobu Yamamoto becomes the first Dodgers pitcher to go four innings this spring and Mookie Betts hits his first home run in a 4-2 Cactus League win.