Evan Phillips, Alex Vesia, Brusdar Graterol and Chris Martin close out a 5-3 victory in the NLDS opener against the Padres without allowing a run.
LOS ANGELES ― Even before Manager Dave Roberts demoted his veteran closer, Craig Kimbrel, in favor of a ninth-inning committee in August, the question of how best to deploy the Dodgers’ collection of relief pitchers has been a source of intrigue.
Treinen made it back from his latest shoulder-related setback in time for the NL Division Series, but. What remained was a group of quality pitchers who seemingly could appear in the game at any time after the starter threw his final pitch. Evan Phillips took over for Julio Urías to begin the sixth inning. The heart of the Padres’ lineup – Juan Soto, Manny Machado and Josh Bell – was due up. He, Alex Vesia, Brudsar Graterol and Chris Martin finished the game without allowing a run to preserve a 5-3 advantage.
“I have total confidence in my teammates in the bullpen,” said Urías, who allowed three runs in five innings. “Not just me but everybody in the starting rotation.”Soto drew a walk to lead off the sixth inning and went to second on a swinging-bunt single by Machado. Phillips came back to strike out Bell on a 94 mph cutter, the eighth pitch of the at-bat.
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