Baseball: Dodgers’ Sasaki to start Game 2 of Tokyo series

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ new right-hander Roki Sasaki will start Game 2 of the two-game, MLB season-opening series against the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome, skipper Dave Roberts said Tuesday. The news arrived on the day the Japanese flamethrower tossed four shutout innings in his first spring training start, striking out two while allowing a single hit in a strong 41-pitch outing as the Dodgers took a 10-4 win over the Cleveland Guardians in Glendale, Arizona. “I’m very excited as I’ve been working to do well here and to open (the season) in Tokyo is special, ” Sasaki said. “I believe it’s somet…

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