The Los Angeles Dodgers are working to get Roki Sasaki back on track after he failed to record a strikeout in his last outing.
For someone that regularly flaunted a 100-plus mph fastball during his days in Nippon Professional Baseball, Sasaki has been experiencing a dip in his usual velocity, averaging about 96 mph on his four-seamer this season. His last two starts featured just a 94.8 mph average on his heater.
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Pitching coach Mark Prior discussed the different ways he and the team have been tinkering to try and elevate the phenom’s fastball in a conversation with the Los Angeles Times’ Jack Harris.