Dodgers Defy the Odds in Drenched Marathon Victory—Can Their Shorthanded Pitching Survive the Brutal Stretch Ahead?
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Except, this time, things went sideways. Its over-taxed bullpen faltered. Its best reliever coughed up three runs in the ninth. Its offense sputtered into neutral, failing to score across the first three extra innings. The end — a Teoscar Hernández RBI double in the top of the 13th — barely justified the means.
Before the game, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was adamant about needing more length from his starting pitchers. No team in baseball has gotten less length from its rotation. That has left Los Angeles’ bullpen often overworked and undermanned.
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