LOS ANGELES -- It takes just four words on repeat and a thumping beat to electrify Dodger Stadium.

Báilalo, Rocky. Suéltale, Rocky. Dance, Rocky. Let loose, Rocky.

As infectious as "Bailalo Rocky" is, it has more to do with the man who takes the mound when that music plays. It sets the stage for Roki Sasaki , who has gotten his groove back with a lights-out stint in relief .

It wasn't long ago that the ninth inning was a time of apprehension for the Dodgers, who experienced the extremes of bullpen volatility this year . They were walked off in four of their last seven regular-season losses, and the other three were charged to relievers who gave up the lead in the eighth inning or later.

Sasaki has changed that, converting three saves and allowing only one run in eight innings as

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