The Dodgers took a 1-0 lead thanks to a bullpen that shut down the Padres at Dodger Stadium.
. “They see things that never were and say, ‘Why not?’ Specifically they see pitchers, perhaps the ultimate creatures of routine in sports, becoming relief pitchers in game-deciding situations.”
It was after Urias’ start had gone from good to bad in the fifth that Roberts called in Phillips. The right-hander had been seen as the likely closer in the post-Kimbrel order. But he was needed more now, with Juan Soto, Manny Machado and the heart of the Padres’ order coming up. It also was a rare night when the Dodgers’ lineup looked explosive even as Mookie Betts went 0 for 4 and Freddie Freeman 0 for 3, Trea Turner and Will Smith powering the 5-0 lead.
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