"Roki Sasaki madę his second rehab start with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday and had mixed results against the Tacoma Rainiers (Seattle Mariners affiliate). The right-hander allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits and issued three walks against two strikeouts in 3.1 innings of work. Sasaki's fastball topped out at 97.4 mph and averaged 96 mph during the outing. He threw 60 pitches, 39 for strikes, but induced only five swings and misses."
""Anything is possible, but right now with Roki, it's build him up as a starter," manager Dave Roberts said. "You look at the rotation right now, we don't have much more depth. So if something does happen, you've got to be able to backfill. "Obviously, we put (Justin) Wrobleski in the 'pen, and he's been a little more shortened up recently, so you've got to have somebody to backfill the length.""
"Kiké Hernández began his rehab assignment on Wednesday, starting at designated hitter and batting second for OKC. He went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI. Hernández was first placed on the 10-day injured list in the middle of July with left elbow inflammation. The initial projection was he would return shortly after the All-Star break, but things didn't progress well. Hernández then underwent nonsurgical procedures, which have since sped up his progress and allowed him to begin hitting."
Roki Sasaki has made two rehab starts with Triple-A Oklahoma City, allowing five runs (four earned), nine hits and four walks with two strikeouts across 5.1 innings. In his second outing he allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits with three walks and two strikeouts over 3.1 innings while averaging a 96 mph fastball that topped at 97.4 mph and inducing only five swings and misses. Michael Kopech completed a scoreless fifth inning in his rehab appearance. Sasaki is a candidate for a September roster call-up, being built up as a starter though a bullpen role remains possible given rotation depth concerns.
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