After joining the Dodgers as a minted star from Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league, Sasaki struggled with his fastball velocity and command before being shut down with a shoulder problem. In his latest rehab start,

Sasaki (shoulder) tossed two-plus innings in a rehab start with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday, allowing three runs on six hits and one walk with zero strikeouts. The outing was Sasaki's first game action since he went four innings in a start for the big-league Dodgers against Arizona on May 9.