Overview

• Sasaki struck out eight on 90 pitches in Oklahoma City, hitting triple digits six times, posting four shutout innings before fading in the fifth.
• Manager Dave Roberts called the velocity jump a positive and said the club will decide next steps after huddling on his role.
• With the rotation set, the Dodgers view a bullpen assignment as his realistic path, potentially in long relief if the upper-90s fastball holds.
• His rehab window runs through Saturday after a month in Triple-A, following an IL stint in mid-May for a right-shoulder impingement.
• Early rehab struggles and a 4.72 ERA in eight MLB starts remain factors, as roster competition tightened with Alex Vesia activated and Ben Casparius optioned.