Roki Sasaki pitched three scoreless innings in his spring debut, striking out five while allowing one walk and a pair of hits against the Reds on Tuesday night at Camelback Ranch. Sasaki followed Yoshinobu Yamamoto,

Making his spring training debut on Tuesday night, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki lived up to the billing. Pitching against the Cincinnati Reds, Sasaki pitched three innings in relief, giving up no runs on two hits.

The Dodgers will test that floor from the outset, with Sasaki slated to pitch the latter of the two games against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo and expected to be in the starting rotation thereafter. Roberts confirmed that was still the Dodgers’ plan Tuesday, as Sasaki pitched for the first time in Cactus League action against the Cincinnati Reds.

All eyes were on the radar gun once Roki Sasaki fired his first Cactus League pitch on Tuesday night. The reading: 99.2 mph. That first offering set the tone for a spring debut that did not disappoint.

Sasaki passed his first spring training test with flying colors, showing a variety of pitches against Cincinnati hitters who will be in the Reds' Opening Day lineup. Sasaki is expected to make his regular-season debut on March 19 in Tokyo against the Chicago Cubs.

The Dodgers announced that Roki Sasaki will make his spring training debut in relief of Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Tuesday.

After entering to begin the fifth inning following the completion of countryman Yoshinobu Yamamoto's night, Sasaki delivered three shutout innings, surrendering two hits and a walk and plunking a batter. He struck out five of the 13 batters he faced, requiring 46 pitches along the way.

Roki Sasaki has pitched three scoreless innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his spring training debut against the Cincinnati Reds

Newest Dodgers star Roki Sasaki threw three scoreless innings in his spring training debut Tuesday night, striking out five Cincinnati Reds.

The highly-anticipated Japanese star made his spring training debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday and already looked ready to dominate the majors. He pitched just three innings but recorded five strikeouts and gave up just two hits and a walk in his first outing.

Sasaki reaches 99 mph with his fastball, a significant improvement over his bullpen sessions and live batting practice. “This is the best we’ve seen him,” Dave Roberts says.