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LOS ANGELES — — Parker Messick tossed six scoreless innings and the Cleveland Guardians broke the game open with three runs in the seventh inning to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Monday, spoiling the two-time World Series champions' perfect start.
The Dodgers were 3-0 after rallying in every game of their opening series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. They nearly pulled it off again, scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth off closer Cade Smith, who had two wild pitches.
But their offense mostly went cold, with Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Tucker, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman combining to go 3-for-16.
Rōki Sasaki silenced doubters last night with a dominant debut. The 24-year-old right-hander held the Cleveland Guardians scoreless for over 4 innings, striking out four batters in his highly anticipated 2026 regular season debut. After a disastrous spring, Sasaki proved he belonged on baseball’s biggest stage.
Nobody could fault skeptics for worrying about Rōki Sasaki. His spring training was genuinely terrible, posting a 15.58 ERA across four starts. In one outing, he recorded zero outs while allowing four earned runs. Dave Roberts openly acknowledged the struggles.
Yet the Dodgers manager remained confident in the young Japanese pitcher’s potential. Roberts gambled on Sasaki for Opening Day, despite available alternatives. That faith paid off spectacularly in Monday night’s game against the Guardians.
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And he didn’t even need Jose Ramirez to hit to do it!
Parker Messick beat the Dodgers 4-2 and pitched six shutout innings, with no walks, five strikeouts and allowing only five hits. This dude is a GAMER, folks:
Jose Ramirez was chasing badly all game. He got a first inning single and a stolen base… then couldn’t come through. However he did make a great play, turning a double-play on a nice pick.
The offense came on an Austin Hedges (!) double and a Steven Kwan double in the 3rd. Angel Martinez sac bunted in between those two, but it was against a RHP so I’ll reluctantly allow it.
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