The Los Angeles Dodgers got a career-best postseason start from Blake Snell in the opening game of their Wild Card Series against the Cincinnati Reds. And on Wednesday Yoshinobu Yamamoto powered Los Angeles to the NLDS with his own nine-strikeout performance. But the Dodgers unveiled their secret weapon in the ninth inning.

Roki Sasaki made his postseason debut in Game 2 of the NLWCS against Cincinnati. And the rookie hurler overpowered the Reds, closing the game with a 1-2-3 ninth inning, per MLB.com’s Sonja Chen. Expand Tweet

Sasaki transitioned to a bullpen role after returning from a lengthy injury absence. With the Dodgers’ postseason rotation taking shape, the team turned to Sasaki to strengthen its relief pitching. And manager Dave Roberts has liked what he’s seen from

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