Roki Sasaki dominates Angels in best start as Dodgers complete sweep
The Los Angeles Dodgers completed a dominant sweep of the Los Angeles Angels with a 10-1 victory. Roki Sasaki delivered an impressive performance, marking the best start of his MLB career. The Dodgers outscored the Angels 31-3 over the weekend, showcasing their offensive strength and pitching prowess.
- ▪Roki Sasaki pitched seven innings, allowing four hits and one earned run while striking out eight batters.
- ▪The Dodgers' sweep comes a year after the Angels swept them in the Freeway Series.
- ▪Sasaki established career highs in innings pitched and strikeouts, and recorded his first major league start without issuing a walk.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","mainEntityOfPage":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/roki-sasaki-dominates-angels-best-002500669.html","headline":"Roki Sasaki dominates Angels in best start as Dodgers complete sweep","datePublished":"2026-05-18T00:25:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-18T00:25:00.000Z","keywords":["Roki Sasaki","Dodgers","Shohei Ohtani","Dave Roberts","Angel Stadium of Anaheim","Los Angeles Angels","Dalton Rushing","Mike Trout","Yoán Moncada","Andy Pages","Tyler Glasnow","Blake Snell","Teoscar Hernández","Grayson Rodriguez","Miguel Rojas","Nolan Schanuel","Kyle Tucker","Hyeseong Kim"],"description":"The Dodgers capped a dominant weekend in Anaheim with a 10-1 victory over the Angels fueled by two of Japan’s brightest stars: Shohei Ohtani and Roki…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Yahoo Sports.