LOS ANGELES — In much of the country, the leaves are turning. In California, it might be the Dodgers’ bullpen that has changed colors – from flashing red to cautionary yellow.
With Tyler Glasnow pulled in the sixth inning, the Dodgers were left counting outs on trembling hands. They got 10 of them from four relievers who made a two-run lead stand up for a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Thursday afternoon.
The Dodgers (winners of eight of nine games this postseason) will go for a sweep of the Brewers on Friday night with Shohei Ohtani scheduled to start Game 4.
Game 3’s mid-afternoon start time suited TV but made things even more difficult for hitters as shadows passed in front of the plate, eventually to the outfield. Eleve