PHOENIX -- Roki Sasaki and Clayton Kershaw each threw a scoreless inning of relief during the Los Angeles Dodgers ' 5-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in 11 innings Wednesday night, giving a preview of what the team's bullpen might look like in October.

Sasaki, 23, was activated from the 60-day injured list before the game and handled the seventh, striking out two batters and flashing a fastball that was close to 100 mph. Kershaw, a three-time Cy Young Award winner who recently announced he's retiring after the season, worked a clean ninth, retiring three straight to send the game to extra innings.

Sasaki hadn't pitched in the big leagues since May 9 because of a shoulder injury but impressed in his initial outing as part of the bullpen. All eight of his previous MLB outings w

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