{"id":2483,"date":"2024-05-15T11:40:15","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T02:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2483"},"modified":"2024-05-15T11:40:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T02:40:15","slug":"baseball-pitching-phenom-sasaki-struggling-in-quest-for-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2483","title":{"rendered":"Baseball: Pitching phenom Sasaki struggling in quest for efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 75px;height: 75px;border-radius: 50%;background: url(https:\/\/nordot-res.cloudinary.com\/c_limit,w_200,h_200,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/ch\/units\/288215928582407265\/profile_2.png);background-position: center;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: cover;vertical-align: middle\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: bold;vertical-align: middle\">Published by <br \/>Kyodo News<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px\"><\/div>\n<p>Japanese pitching sensation and major league target Roki Sasaki has been at less than his dynamic best so far this season, as his attempt to transition from a strikeout machine to a more efficient pitcher progresses slowly. The Lotte Marines right-hander has a 3-2 record with a 2.56 ERA in six starts, striking out 41 batters over 38-2\/3 innings, the strikeout ratio down significantly from 173 punchouts over 129-1\/3 innings in 2022, the season he threw a perfect game. 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