Overview
- Sasaki dominated the Yankees on Friday, July 17, allowing one unearned run over 5 2/3 innings in the Dodgers’ 2–1 win at Yankee Stadium.
- He averaged a 100.1 mph fastball, topped out at 101.8 mph, and threw 21 pitches at 100+ mph—the most by any Dodger since MLB began tracking pitch speed in 2008.
- Sasaki credited adjustments to how he uses his lower body during the All‑Star break for the jump in velocity and improved command.
- Manager Dave Roberts likened the outing to Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s Yankee Stadium breakthrough and called it a potential turning point while cautioning that one game does not erase Sasaki’s first‑half inconsistency.
- Blake Snell’s rehab assignment now creates near‑term rotation pressure, so Sasaki must sustain this level of performance to secure a long‑term spot and affect roster decisions.