As afternoon turned into evening and the rain poured through the night, Roki Sasaki ate. He relaxed. And then he waited. The ominous weather conditions over Truist Park delayed the Los Angeles Dodgers rookie’s night so much that his first pitch wasn’t thrown until 10:33 p.

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.