More importantly, as Betts mentioned, Sasaki looks far more comfortable on the mound and is growing into the highly touted pitcher that had every organization foaming at the mouth during the offseason.

With Saturday's victory, the Dodgers are now 23-10 on the season, putting them in first place in the National League West with a 1 ½ game advantage over the San Diego Padres (-500 to win the division, per BetMGM ). Los Angeles' plus-43 run differential is the third highest in the NL, trailing only the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have kept Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki on a schedule of starting every Friday and Saturday, respectively, for the past six weeks, but the rookie’s latest outing against the Atlanta Braves included a new wrinkle.