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He went six innings against the Phillies, giving up three runs and three hits and striking out nine.

The turnaround started with Yamamoto, who finally ended the first inning by striking out Elly De La Cruz, then didn’t let another runner reach base for the next four innings.

But in that time, he has allowed only three runs in 18 ⅔ innings while striking out 26 batters and giving up five total hits.

Sasaki did not allow a runner, striking out one of the three batters he faced and getting strikes on five of his eight pitches.

The left-hander pitched 4⅓ innings of two-run ball, striking out six batters on four hits and four walks, but it wasn’t his stats that mattered.