Dodgers to start Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki

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Dodgers to start Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki in MLB's Tokyo Series vs. Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed on Tuesday that the club will start Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki next week when they take on the Chicago Cubs in Japan as part of the Tokyo Series,
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Sasaki, meanwhile, is the Dodgers' latest Japanese acquisition, joining his countrymen Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani. He was also an NPB star, earning two all-stars and a perfect game for the Chiba Lotte Mariners. He also set the league record for strikeouts in a game with 19 and holds a world record of 13 consecutive strikeouts.
Dodgers finalize Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki plan for Tokyo Series vs. Cubs
What Los Angeles Dodgers fans have long assumed is now official. Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki will start games 1 and 2 of the Dodgers’ season in Tokyo against the Chicago Cubs, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported on Tuesday.
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Dodgers announce Yamamoto and Sasaki will pitch against Cubs in Tokyo
Yesterday the Dodgers announced that pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki would start the two-game series against the Cubs in Tokyo. Yamamoto, from Okayama, and Sasaki, from Rikuzentakata are both from Japan and both came to the States as high-profile international free agents.
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