No one said Roki Sasaki's transition to Major League Baseball would be easy. In his second big-league start, and his first at Dodger Stadium, Sasaki walked four batters and allowed two runs, failing to get out of the second inning against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday (GameTracker).

It’s hard to blame Sasaki for feeling frustrated after an ugly Dodger Stadium debut. The much-hyped pitcher lasted only five outs on Saturday night, walking four and allowing two of the Tigers’ three runs. Sasaki threw 32 strikes against 29 balls and averaged 96.1 mph on his four-seam fastball.

Never mind him not being ready to lead the rotation of another team and challenge Shohei Ohtani. Roki Sasaki doesn’t look ready to pitch in the major leagues.