Baseball: Dodger Sasaki struggles in MLB debut, Ohtani hits 1st homer

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Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Roki Sasaki, widely considered one of the most talented young pitchers in the world, had a wild major league debut Wednesday, walking five in three innings of work against the Chicago Cubs. The 23-year-old right-hander got early run support but threw only 25 of his 56 pitches for strikes in Game 2 of the two-game season-opening series at Tokyo Dome. He allowed one run and one hit while striking out three. Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run of the season, a fifth-inning solo shot to right-center pushing the Dodgers’ lead to 6-2. Earlier in the game, Tommy Edman hit …

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