Monday, March 30, 2026

Game 4 Thread: March 30 vs. Guardians, 7p

Roki Sasaki vs. Parker Messick.

Remember Roki Sasaki, starter-turned-effective reliever in the 2025 postseason? Well, that guy is back to the starting rotation...except this 2026 Spring Training, he was not good, with a 15.58 ERA and 15 walks in 8 2/3 innings over four starts.

Yikes.

Sasaki hasn't proven himself as a MLB starter yet, going 1-1 with a 4.46 ERA (ERA+ 93) over eight starts in 2025. The Dodgers might actually have some bullpen options this year, so it makes sense to slot Sasaki back as a starter. But he'd better find his groove fast or this might be a long year.

18 comments:

QuadSevens said...

Ohtani DH
Tucker RF
Betts SS
Hernandez, T. LF
Freeman 1B
Pages CF
Muncy 3B
Rojas 2B
Rushing C

Sasaki P

karen said...

Hola Friends! Sorry I'm late to the party this season. I, too, have concerns about Roki. Hopefully he'll get it together tonight.

karen said...

Roki looking good in first.

spank said...

im.cursing Roki as encouragement. seems to be working

spank said...

meh

spank said...

dumb ass miggyro

Steve Sax said...

Messick has 50 pitches through four full and is killing us.

1-0 CLE

Steve Sax said...

Sasaki out after four inefficient innings.

Now Tanner Scott has men at the corners with none out. Yay

spank said...

tanner scott looking fixed

karen said...

Who am I going to bitch about if Scott keeps throwing strikes?

spank said...

wrobles in a.mess

spank said...

dammit

spank said...

4-0 Indians

spank said...

always a batter late with a strikeout.smh

Steve Sax said...

We look pathetic offensively

Steve Sax said...

@karen: welcome back! Missed you. Hope you had a good offseason.

Steve Sax said...

4-0 guardians through eight full. Not good

spank said...

BOOOOOOO