Los Angeles Dodgers beginning pitcher Tyler Glasnow is the most recent Dodger to heap reward on younger reliever Roki Sasaki throughout his unbelievable run within the 2025 postseason.
Sasaki capped off an exhilarating sequence in opposition to the Philadelphia Phillies with a shocking efficiency in Recreation 4, the place he retired all 9 batters he confronted in a tie recreation. The Dodgers went on to win, 2-1, knocking the second-seeded Phillies out of the postseason.
“Roki was unbelievable,” starter Glasnow stated. “Since coming again, coming in from the bullpen, he’s actually among the best pitchers I’ve ever seen. His stuff is unimaginable.”
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Though Sasaki stole the present on the mound, Glasnow additionally had an ideal efficiency because the starter in Recreation 4. The veteran threw six shutout innings whereas placing out eight batters throughout his begin.
Sasaki has made an enormous enchancment since his return from harm in September, and has develop into the Dodgers’ most dependable reliever in high-leverage conditions. He returned Sept. 24, and threw two scoreless innings within the common season earlier than getting into the postseason.
The precise-hander kicked it up a notch within the postseason, retiring the Reds so as in his first ever postseason look, then recording his first MLB save within the Dodgers’ opening recreation of the NLDS. He acquired his second save within the following recreation, coming in for the ultimate out to get the Dodgers out of a jam within the backside of the ninth.
Sasaki has answered the decision from a struggling Dodgers bullpen, and will certainly have an enormous function to play within the upcoming NLCS.
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The Dodgers don’t but know who their opponent is within the NLCS, because the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers are but to complete their sequence. No matter who wins Recreation 5 in that sequence, the Dodgers will resume play on Monday, with a time and venue quickly to come back.
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