After watching his pitchers take care of business for much of Game 2 against the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS, Dave Roberts thought his lead was safe enough to divert from recent trends and go with Blake Treinen over Roki Sasaki as his closer .

Technically a save situation up 4-1, the Dodgers just needed three outs to close out the contest, but Treinen, one of the Dodgers' most inconsistent pitchers during the regular season, has been anything but a sure thing when the ball is in his hands. Treinen was hammered early on, with Alec Bohm singling on three pitches, JT Realmuto doubling on five, and Nick Castellanos making the play of the game with a chopper out to left-center field, scoring two and improbably getting a safe call at second base thanks to a minor gaffe from Tommy

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