Roki Sasaki stays in Dodgers rotation despite spring ERA
by Bruno Mulé | Dodgers Correspondent | Tue, Mar 24th 12:38pm EDT
Sasaki was pulled in the first inning Monday against the Angels without recording an out, hitting a batter and walking in two runs on 30 pitches before re-entering in the second and finishing with five runs allowed on six walks and two hit batters across two-plus innings. He finished the Cactus League with a 15.58 ERA and 12:15 K:BB over 8.2 innings. (Katie Woo)
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Manager Dave Roberts nonetheless recommitted to Sasaki as a rotation member Monday, with his first regular-season start slated for March 30 against the Guardians. Roberts acknowledged he'll keep a short leash, and Justin Wrobleski is expected to be available in a hybrid bullpen role to cover multiple innings behind Sasaki if needed.
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