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The Dodgers bullpen ranks 21st in MLB with a 4.33 ERA, posting a dismal 5.69 mark since September started.

Rookie Roki Sasaki returns from five-month shoulder injury hoping to provide reliable relief after recent mechanical improvements in the minors.

Manager Dave Roberts want Sasaki to focus on giving everything he hasL “Just go after guys, and be on the attack.”

Dave Roberts often refers to his bullpen hierarchy as something of a “trust tree,” with branches of relievers he can trust in leverage spots.

Right now, however, it’s been more like a shriveled-up houseplant. Barren, depleted and long-shunned from the sun.

On the season, the Dodgers ’ 4.33 bullpen ERA ranks 21st in

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