😳 “Roki Sasaki just threw a 100.1 MPH that sent the Dodgers into a frenzy… but one swing later turned Dodger Stadium into a nightmare.”
Initially, this was supposed to be Roki Sasaki’s night.
Dodger Stadium awaited domination.
The radar gun constantly displayed triple-digits.
Crowd jumped up every time the ball left his hands.
And indeed…
Roki Sasaki rendered the Phillies almost completely helpless for most of the game.
Fastball 100.1 MPH.
Average velocity 98.5.
7 strikeouts.
13 consecutive hits retired after ALEC Bohm’s early home run.
Everything looked like a perfect movie for the Dodgers.
Until inning 8.
And that’s when everything collapsed in seconds.
According to many Dodgers fans, the most painful thing wasn’t the 4-3 loss.
It was the feeling:
Roki Sasaki did almost everything perfectly…
but in the end, the victory still slipped away.
From the very first inning, Sasaki sent the MLB internet into a frenzy.
Kyle Schwarber stepped into the batter’s box.
9 pitches battle.
Then the radar gun showed:
100.1 MPH.
Crowd Dodger Stadium erupted.
Commentators almost screamed at the insane velocity.
Some MLB fans immediately posted:
“This guy isn’t human.”
What made this performance even more terrifying…
was that Sasaki didn’t just pitch fast.
He also controlled it with incredible coolness.
After ALEC BOHM’s home run in inning 2…
SASAKI immediately reset completely and retired 13 Phillies hitters in a row as if nothing had happened.
That’s when the Dodgers internet started to believe:
they were watching the franchise’s true ace future.
According to many MLB analysts, this was one of SASAKI’s “most terrifying” outings since arriving in America.
Because his velocity increased dramatically:
98.5 MPH average —
significantly higher than the previous season average.
A former ESPN pitcher commented:
“When he throws like this, hitters look terrified.”
And the Phillies really did look that way.
Until DAVE ROBERTS decided to pull SASAKI out at pitch 84.
Dodger Stadium rose to ovation.
Crowd thought the job was done.
The Dodgers led 3-1.
The Bullpen just needed to close the game.
But then…
TANNER SCOTT stepped onto the mound.
And all the momentum vanished.
Two outs.
One more strike and the inning would have been a safe finish.
Then EDMUNDO SOSA appeared.
Fastball 1-2.
379 feet.
Two-run homer.
Dodger Stadium fell completely silent.
A Dodgers fan on X wrote:
“That home run felt like getting punched in the chest.”
That’s exactly the feeling spreading throughout the Los Angeles community right now.
Because ROKI SASAKI had just produced a near-perfect outing…
but the bullpen ruined it all in just a few pitches.
What’s causing even more concern among the Dodgers community…
Is that the bullpen is showing very unstable signs right as the season enters a crucial stage.
After the game, many fans transferred all their frustration to TANNER SCOTT.
Some posts even went viral with the message:
“Sasaki deserved better.”
And indeed…
It’s hard to argue with that.
Because even the Phillies admitted:
SASAKI gave them almost no real chance for most of the game.
Meanwhile…
Mookie Betts quietly had a great game:
* 3 hits
* Crucial RBI inning 7
But in the end, all their efforts were overshadowed by SOSA’s fateful home run.
The scariest thing for the Dodgers right now…
Is the feeling that they just wasted one of ROKI SASAKI’s most memorable outings of the season.
And the MLB internet is currently debating fiercely:
Are the Dodgers relying too much on bullpen…