157.9km + splitter revived, 4K 1 run in 4 innings in Sasaki and a big smile after replacing the green light
Apr 06, 2025
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Sasaki started the away game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the 6th (Korea time) and pitched three hits and one run in four innings. He gave up two walks and struck out four.
Sasaki, who debuted in Game 2 of the opening series against the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on the 19th of last month, allowed one hit, five walks, three strikeouts, and one run in three innings at the time, but showed a lack of control allowing five walks. On the 30th, he gave up three hits and four walks in one ⅔ inning against the Detroit Tigers and allowed two runs.
Then, local media fiercely criticized Sasaki, saying he should be sent to the minor leagues.
It wasn't very satisfactory pitching on this day, but I was able to get a glimpse of the stability of leading the game.
He threw 68 pitches, 35 fastballs, 28 splitters, and 5 sliders, respectively. His fastball speed was up to 98.1 miles (157.9 kilometers) and 96.9 miles, slightly faster than the game against Detroit on the 30th of last month. Philadelphia hitters put out the bat 10 times to Sasaki's splitter and swung five times, showing a 50% swing rate.
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In the second inning with a 2-1 lead, he found stability with three outs. After catching the lead Nick Casteyanos with a fly ball to right field and JT Realmuto with a fly ball to left field, Bryce Statt hit a ground ball to shortstop to finish the inning.
The third inning was also a three-and-out. Brandon Marsh was struck out swinging, Schwarber was struck out swinging, and Turner was handled with a fly to left field, respectively. In particular, Masi and Schwarber misplaced their bat on Sasaki's main weapon, a low-falling splitter.
In the fourth inning, he allowed the lead Harper to walk in a full count, but he passed the next three hitters without allowing a run by cooking a fly ball, a fly ball and a strikeout. After two outs, Castejanos also swung and missed when an 85.7-mile splitter fell to a lower course in 1B2S.
And in the fifth inning, when the 2-1 lead continued, Sasaki sent out both batters and was replaced. He allowed a walk to the lead Real Muto after the game of eight pitches, and gave up a right-handed hit to Statt, driving him to the first and second bases with no outs. At this time, manager Dave Roberts went to the mound and tapped Sasaki on the shoulder and called up right-hander Anthony Banda.
Banda caught Marsh with a fly to center field and hit first and third bases with one out, treated Schwarber with a line drive out to right field, and at the same time, right fielder Teoscar Hernandez caught the first baseman's star, who started with a bullet-like throw to first base to finish the double-off inning. This slightly lowered Sasaki's ERA from 5.79 to 4.15.
157.9km + splitter revived, 4K 1 run in 4 innings
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
