LOS ANGELES -- Following a lengthy layoff from game action, Roki Sasaki is a few steps away from resuming his rookie season in the big leagues.

Sasaki is set to begin a Minor League assignment next Thursday with Triple-A Oklahoma City, manager Dave Roberts said. The goal will be for Sasaki to stretch out to three innings in his first rehab start, which will come against the Rockies' Triple-A affiliate, the Albuquerque Isotopes, with first pitch set for 5:05 p.m. PT.

Sasaki has been on the injured list since May 13 with impingement in his right shoulder, and he was transferred to the 60-day IL on June 20. He checked his last box before a rehab assignment on Friday, when he faced hitters for the third time across three simulated innings, throwing around 45 pitches and sitting 96-97 mph w

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