LOS ANGELES -- Toward the end of the Dodgers' midsummer swoon that spanned July and August, manager Dave Roberts was often faced with variations on the same question: Could his team flip a switch when the games mattered most?

As it turned out, the answer was yes. The Dodgers shook off a listless start to September to win 15 of their final 20 regular-season games, then rode that momentum into taking nine of the 10 games they've played this postseason to land on the doorstep of the promised land.

If the Dodgers can win four more games against the Blue Jays, they'll become the first Major League team in a quarter century to repeat as World Series champions. It would also put Roberts alone in third place in all-time postseason manager wins with 69, behind only Joe Torre's 84 and Tony La Russ

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