{"id":103035,"date":"2025-10-05T09:17:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T09:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=103035"},"modified":"2025-10-05T09:17:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T09:17:34","slug":"%f0%9f%98%b1dave-roberts-nearly-ruined-history-the-dodgers-skipper-came-this-close-to-spoiling-shohei-ohtani-and-roki-sasakis-unforgettable-night-vs-the-phillies-and-fans-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=103035","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\ude31DAVE ROBERTS NEARLY RUINED HISTORY: The Dodgers skipper came this close to spoiling Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki\u2019s unforgettable night vs. the Phillies \u2014 and fans can\u2019t believe what almost happened&#8230;ll"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e01-phantom-marca.uecdn.es\/a43cf06ac93be8e0c2eadac535237762\/resize\/1200\/f\/webp\/assets\/multimedia\/imagenes\/2025\/10\/02\/17594406092110.png\" alt=\"Dave Roberts confesses his biggest concern with the Dodgers and knows that  not even Shohei Ohtani could save him from this against the Phillies | Marca\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers entered Saturday\u2019s contest against the Phillies riding a seven-game win streak. Although they quickly fell behind 0\u20133, the team never wavered. By the final inning, Los Angeles held a two-run lead and turned to closer Roki Sasaki to seal the win. He delivered \u2014 and made history alongside Shohei Ohtani in the process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the process, Ohtani and Sasaki became the first Japanese-born starter\/reliever combo to earn both the win and save in the same postseason game,\u201d MLB.com\u2019s Brent Maguire wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Sasaki has become a household name among Dodgers fans over the past week since being recalled. Originally brought in as a starter, a late-season experiment using him out of the bullpen has breathed new life into his role. Though he\u2019s only had a handful of relief appearances, his performance against the Seattle Mariners put everyone on notice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoki Sasaki with another shutdown inning in relief. He had 2 strikeouts and 4 whiffs on 12 pitches. He got Cal Raleigh on this ugly swing and miss. He also touched 100.1 mph. The Dodgers bullpen has quite the weapon for October,\u201d Dodgers Nation\u2019s Noah Camras posted.<\/p>\n<p>After being called on to close Saturday night, Sasaki earned his first career save \u2014 but it almost didn\u2019t happen. Manager Dave Roberts revealed that Sasaki\u2019s opportunity came only after Tyler Glasnow began to fade late in his outing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDave Roberts said Tyler Glasnow could have remained in the game for a three-inning save if he had better results in the 8th,\u201d Dodger Blue posted.<\/p>\n<p>Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the Dodgers faithful are happy with how things unfolded, but the historic moment nearly slipped away. Just a few different outcomes in the 8th inning could have delayed a memorable debut save for Sasaki.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the small sample size, Sasaki has shown he thrives in high-pressure moments out of the bullpen. There&#8217;s no time like the present \u2014 and so far, Sasaki has looked most dominant in relief. Still, Tyler Glasnow nearly stole what turned out to be a special ending.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a big night for Roki Sasaki, but it almost wasn&#8217;t a career night for him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":103036,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\ude31DAVE ROBERTS NEARLY RUINED HISTORY: The Dodgers skipper came this close to spoiling Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki\u2019s unforgettable night vs. the Phillies \u2014 and fans can\u2019t believe what almost happened...ll - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=103035\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\ud83d\ude31DAVE ROBERTS NEARLY RUINED HISTORY: The Dodgers skipper came this close to spoiling Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki\u2019s unforgettable night vs. the Phillies \u2014 and fans can\u2019t believe what almost happened...ll - 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