Roki Sasaki’s 10 strikeouts, a harder splitter and a long-awaited breakthrough for the Dodgers
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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki, left, greets Shohei Ohtani I. The dugout prior to a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, June 5, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, June 5, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Home plate umpire Jen Pawol tosses a ball to Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki as he comes out for the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, June 5, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, June 5, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman hits a solo walk-off home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, June 5, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki, left, greets Shohei Ohtani I. The dugout prior to a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, June 5, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)