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From Japan, Roki Sasaki, who struggled in his first two games, but his last two against good lineups, a run over four innings in Philadelphia. His first pitch today, is a little high to throwing. Cracked to right center field, to the strike zone, then hitters will start changing, chasing. Cranks this ball to the air to left center field, Pajes going back at the wall, he makes the grab! Two outs, Josh Smith, strike one. Last weekend, takes a home run away from the former death one of Silver Slugger, his first real opportunity. And it basically went numb on him. Back in there today at first base, last height of the pitch. Like that, that's a great pitch. Here it comes to the payoff. Got him swinging, went. First pitch of the second is a fast ball, smoked up the middle to a perfectly positioned Tommy Edman, and one pitch, one out. Well, the last pitch of- Always aggressive and trying anything- Oh, Mike! And an 0-1 from Sasaki, he takes it outside, he's got an impression on this new club. One and two, and that's- Chases, strike three! On Monday, 12 years in the big leagues. On a ball that was hit down the line. Argued that- Line of where you hit the ball. Chopper Muncy, picks it on a backhand, and Muncy made a two-two box. Dustin Harris leads off against Roki Sasaki. Two hits, including a double yesterday. On a team that doesn't seem like it belongs down in that group. Splitters it. Bouncing ball long first. Here comes with a 2-2 to Harris. Very high, and it may be like- Wrapped around the- With the way that the Rangers are- Percent of his at-bats. That has to change. Of course, you don't want to be reactive. Continues to do well. That ball's hit hard to deep left field. Conforto's going back, and Higashioka- Gets it just over his glove for a home run. Conforto that close to bringing it back. The Rangers connect San Diego last year. Continued into the postseason. Leone Taveras. Bounces one along to second. Back to the top, and Simeon takes a strike. To third, and- To Seager. He didn't. The ball went for- One and two. Attack. Just go on to win the World Series. On a 2-2 from Sasaki. Takes ball three. Eight pitch coming here. Seager. Takes ball four. From where he's averaged this season. He's a guy who's- Can't ramp it back up if you had to. Trying to paint it away. Because you could tell that- Punches short. Loving pitching for the Dodgers. As soon as he gives up two runs, the offense get- Knee was bugging him last year. Wasn't him. On an 0-2. Somehow gets to it, and strike two with two strikes. Fastball elevated to get him. Third for Sasaki. Jack Peterson takes down- Peterson. Oh, shit. Oops. I don't think that felt good on Mark Rippager. Five miles per hour. Back to Sasaki. Can they keep Josh Young? This is most the last year with a broken wrist. Another poor luck injury. Oh. Put it right where Sasaki. Home with a payoff. Driven the other way. A task. And he goes to work against the bottom of the Texas lineup. Popped out of his hand. Ball strike. Because. He's nasty. Got him to chase a splitter. Velocity. It's picked up the last inning. Kagashioka gets it by Betts. And he's been his kryptonite today. He's got the two run home run. And now he's got a single. Those are the two of it earlier where a guy has played that long. In right field. And then come in. And last year was a crash course. A cramp. As Tavares flies his ball to left center field. 2-0. Pinpoint. Let's see how those last two fouls. Pop fly left center for six for the first time. Corey Seager takes strike one. Seager cracks this one in the air to center field. But he gets under. A man with the strike zone for the most part. And this is a great. 0-1 to Josh Smith. Last year. They won the World Series. But there has and will be. That's a lot for Smith. We do with injuries. Tying one aboard here. The form of Josh Smith. In the injured list. Going to have to undergo some imaging. On his arm. To short. On a bounce for Betts. There's Edmond for one. There's the double play.