Roki Sasaki

Roki Sasaki allowed three earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out two over 4.2 innings in Sunday's loss to the Rockies.

Fantasy Impact

After Sunday's outing, Sasaki now has a 6.11 ERA and 1.87 WHIP with an 0-2 record through four starts. He got eight whiffs on 78 pitches and allowed 10 hard hits. He has really struggled to get anything positive going this season. He gets the Cubs next time out.

Roki Sasaki allowed two earned runs on five hits and five walks while striking out six over four innings in Sunday's loss to the Rangers.

Fantasy Impact

After the defeat, Sasaki now has a 6.23 ERA and 1.85 WHIP with a 0-2 record through three starts. He gave up four hard hits and got 15 whiffs on 94 pitches. He'll look to keep the walks in check next time out against the Rockies in Colorado.

Roki Sasaki allowed six earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out five over five innings in Sunday's 8-6 win over the Nationals.

Fantasy Impact

After the outing, Sasaki now has a 10.80 ERA and 1.80 WHIP with a 0-1 record and a 9.0 K/9 across two starts. He got 14 swing and misses among 90 pitches, but gave up 6 hard-hit balls. It's been a struggle to start the season for Sasaki. He'll look for better results next time out against the Rangers.

Roki Sasaki allowed one earned run on four hits and two walks while striking out four over four innings in Monday's loss to the Guardians.

Fantasy Impact

Sasaki wasn't at his best on Monday, but he was better than when we saw him in spring training. He gave up four hard-hit balls, but his velocity was actually up from last year (97.6 mph). He'll look to go deeper in his next start on Sunday against the Nationals.

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.

Fantasy Impact

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.