The Los Angeles Dodgers became the first team to win their 2025 Wild Card Series after sweeping the Cincinnati Reds. Mookie Betts led the offense with a franchise record-tying three doubles . Yoshinobu Yamamoto earned the win while racking up nine strikeouts. And Roki Sasaki worked the ninth inning of LA’s series clinching victory.

Well. That escalated quickly. It was just one week ago that Sasaki returned to the team after being sidelined for 119 games. But he secured a playoff roster spot with two flawless seventh-inning appearances. And on Wednesday, Sasaki closed out the Reds with a dominant ninth.

Dave Roberts praised the former starter following the NLWCS win. And the Dodgers manager made it clear that fans could be seeing more of Sasaki in the final frame this postseaso

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