Roki Sasaki entered Tuesday night’s Cactus League game against the Cincinnati Reds in the fifth inning, guns blazing.
The first pitch of the inning, a 99.2 mph four-seamer, resulted in Noelvi Marte grounding out to Mookie Betts at shortstop for the first out.
Sasaki’s fastball averaged 98 mph, while his splitter sat at 85.8 mph and his slider at 83.3 mph.
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