Sasaki made two appearances during the Cactus League: the first as part of a multi-inning relief outing, the second as a starter. In total, he allowed three hits and issued three walks while striking out seven batters across seven scoreless frames.

Roki Sasaki flashed an elite mix of pitches, but also walked five batters, as the Dodgers completed a two-game sweep of the Cubs in the season-opening Tokyo Series.

Behind "superhero" Shohei Ohtani, a gem from Yoshinobu Yamamoto and flashes of stardom from Roki Sasaki, the Dodgers' Japanese-born standouts put on a show against the Cubs in Tokyo.