Roki Sasaki had a rough go in his U.S. debut, getting pulled early in front of the home crowd. His sad face and teary eyes in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ dugout was shown on a Japanese TV feed, triggering reaction on social media and around baseball,

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.

Sasaki lasts just 1⅔ innings in his home debut, but the Dodgers’ offense responds as Teoscar Hernandez’s tiebreaking double and homers from Freddie Freeman, Will Smith and Tommy Edman lead the