Baseball: Sasaki allows 2 runs over 5 innings in Dodgers win
DENVER (Kyodo) -- Roki Sasaki threw two-run ball over five innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4 in extra innings on Wednes
On Wednesday, Los Angeles Dodgers secured a 6-4 victory over Colorado Rockies in extra innings, thanks to Roki Sasaki's two-run performance in five innings. Sasaki did not influence the final decision, allowing seven hits and a walk, while striking out six. He faced the full team, as Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers' star, went hitless with a walk in the same game. Ohtani has been hitting home runs at an impressive rate, scoring 30 in a single season for the sixth consecutive year.
In a separate game, Kodai Senga secured his fourth save of the season for the New York Mets, despite giving up one run on two hits in the ninth inning. Elsewhere in Major League Baseball, Kazuma Okamoto contributed to Toronto Blue Jays' 7-6 loss to Tampa Bay Rays. Okamoto singled in the fifth inning to continue his hitting streak, which has lasted for five games. He finished the game 1-for-3 with an RBI at Tropicana Field.
Meanwhile, the Boston Red Sox revealed that Masataka Yoshida, who has been on the injured list due to a left hamstring strain, may miss the remainder of the regular season.
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