Roki Sasaki rolled 99-mph fastballs off his fingers, while mixing in splitters and sliders to keep Cincinnati Reds batters baffled in his Los Angeles Dodgers spring training debut in Phoenix.

Not only was Chase Petty about to face the defending World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers, but it was also Rōki Sasaki's spring training debut as a Major Leaguer. There was all sorts of hype around the Tuesday night's primetime spring training game between the Reds and Dodgers.

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