Sasaki struggles as Dodgers trail White Sox in series opener

Roki Sasaki struggled in the fifth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Chicago White Sox 8-2 on June 12 at Rate Field. The Dodgers held a 2-1 lead before a disastrous fifth, where the White Sox scored seven runs. Sasaki's overall performance included 4.1 innings pitched with seven earned runs, marking a career-high. The Dodgers' offense went quiet after the second inning, limited by the absence of Shohei Ohtani due to knee inflammation. The team failed to recover after the White Sox’s rally, producing no further runs for the remainder of the game.

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