Roki Sasaki gives Dodgers optimism
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Roki Sasaki whiffs Ildemaro Vargas with a 100-mph fastball for a strikeout, and the final out of the bottom of the 7th inning
With the Dodgers up 3-1 against the Arizona Diamondbacks entering the seventh inning, Sasaki threw a scoreless frame of relief, with two strikeouts and a groundout against the back half of the Arizona lineup, on only 13 pitches. Just as importantly, his fastball sat at 99 mph after averaging only 96 mph earlier this season.