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Dodgers rookie Roki Sasaki, in his sixth start, recovered the velocity that diminished in his previous outing, consistently throwing his fastball 96 mph.

The ending overshadowed an otherwise positive day from the 23-year-old Sasaki — who saw his fastball velocity suffer a noticeable drop on Saturday but took another step forward in his major league development nonetheless.

His fastball didn’t have its usual life, sitting a tick lower than normal at 95 mph.

Then, with Barnes holding his catcher’s mitt low in the zone, Miller fired a fastball that stayed up and over the plate.

Sasaki established his four-seam fastball early, then leaned on his devastating splitter and functional slider as his pitch count rose and he faced batters a third time.