"The same crowd that can't distinguish home runs from fly balls was chanting his first name throughout the ballpark after just two pitches. Sasaki threw seven fastballs in the perfect inning, and six of them were faster than 100 mph. The other was clocked at 99.8 mph. With a forkball that looked as if it was dropping perpendicular to the ground, he struck out the first two batters he faced."
"Rookie Roki Sasaki dominated with seven fastballs - six over 100 mph - in a perfect ninth inning against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. The 23-year-old Japanese sensation might've solved the team's bullpen woes with a spectacular performance that left teammates saying "wow." Dodgers completed an 8-4 victory over Cincinnati, sweeping the wild-card series and advancing to face Philadelphia. The 11-pitch performance by Sasaki was why the 8-4 victory in Game 2 felt so different than the 10-5 win in Game 1."
Roki Sasaki, a 23-year-old rookie from Japan, threw a perfect ninth inning using seven fastballs, six exceeding 100 mph and the other at 99.8 mph. He added a sharp forkball that induced consecutive strikeouts of Spencer Steer and Gavin Lux. The Dodgers completed an 8-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds, sweeping the National League wild-card series and advancing to face Philadelphia. Teammates and fans reacted in awe, with Max Muncy saying "Wow" and the crowd chanting Sasaki’s name after two pitches. The 11-pitch inning highlighted Sasaki’s overpowering stuff amid prior bullpen struggles.
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