Game 2 of the NLDS was a heart-stopping thriller between the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, who already held a 1-0 series lead, and the Philadelphia Phillies, who wanted to take command of the series. And the Dodgers eventually won the game 4-3 that they could’ve lost.

After the game, everyone wanted to know why Treinen? “I thought about it. He hasn’t gone two of three much, at all,” Roberts said about Roki Sasaki as he was concerned about Sasaki’s workload, suggesting pitching two games in three days was too much.

Roberts continued, “Just figuring the run right there, Blake’s pitched some of the biggest outs, innings in the postseason for us. And felt really confident right there. And with (Alex) Vesia behind him, if needed. So I didn’t want to just, kind of, preemptively pu

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