Dodgers Sweep Angels 10-1 as Roki Sasaki Fans 8 in 7 Innings
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Updated · True Blue LA · May 18
Dodgers Sweep Angels 10-1 as Roki Sasaki Fans 8 in 7 Innings
15 articles · Updated · True Blue LA · May 18
Roki Sasaki carried Los Angeles to the series-clinching rout with seven innings of one-run ball, eight strikeouts and no walks — his best major league start and his second win.
91 pitches produced career highs in innings, strikeouts and 69 strikes, with heavier slider use helping generate 18 whiffs as Sasaki continued a recent turnaround.
A five-run fourth broke the game open: Shohei Ohtani drove in two against his former team, Andy Pages added a two-run single, and the Dodgers chased Grayson Rodriguez after 3 2/3 innings.
31-3 was the scoring margin in the three-game sweep, the Dodgers' first sweep since taking three from the Mets and their first at Angel Stadium since May 2021.
10-run games in back-to-back contests send the Dodgers into a three-game set at San Diego, where Yoshinobu Yamamoto is scheduled to start Monday.
With his splitter now a 'split-forkball,' can Roki Sasaki permanently solve the Dodgers' pitching crisis?
He guides struggling pitchers and leads catchers in homers. Is Dalton Rushing the Dodgers' secret weapon?
The Dodgers bet on developing young talent through slumps. Is this patience a blueprint for a dynasty?