PHILADELPHIA — A week ago, Roki Sasaki sought an escape from the bottom. The 23-year-old could not locate his fastball, or locate anything, and departed after just five outs, disappearing down ...

Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki delivers in the first inning of a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. (Laurence Kesterson / Associated Press) Long before his arrival this ...

PHILADELPHIA — The Dodgers, as manager Dave Roberts had said repeatedly when asked about Roki Sasaki over the season’s first few weeks, knew what they signed up for. Long before his arrival ...

PHILADELPHIA — During Roki Sasaki’s first two starts, the Dodgers had to use their imagination to visualize the pitcher they believe he can be. On a chilly Saturday in Philadelphia ...

PHILADELPHIA — Because he made himself available to Major League Baseball execs while under the age of 25, Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki was going to be a relative bargain. Sasaki, who made his ...

Roki Sasaki's latest MLB start went fairly well against the Philadelphia Phillies, but Dave Roberts kept things in perspective. Saturday's start against the Philadelphia Phillies – a team the ...

In just his third start of his Major League career, Roki Sasaki has shown strong improvement compared to his first two outings. Back in Tokyo, Sasaki tossed three innings of one-run ball in his ...

The Phillies enter the unknown on Saturday with Roki Sasaki, as the Japanese phenom has just two starts to his name in the major leagues. The results have been mixed thus far, as Sasaki has thrown ...

Facing Roki Sasaki was already a challenge. Hitting the Japanese phenom proved to be even more difficult for a Phillies offense that went as cold as the dipping temperature at Citizens Bank Park.