"At the end of the day, there are certain guys I'm going to go to in leverage, and certain guys I'm not going to go to, and my trust in him is unwavering - I still feel confident in him,"
"I've got to trust what I'm seeing, and not solely bet on the person or track record,"
"We all need to see a couple good outings but most importantly, I want to see his confidence up. And to be quite honest, I think that right now he's just not as confident in himself as I am in him. The main thing is that we got to get that confidence back."
Dave Roberts reaffirmed trust in reliever Blake Treinen while acknowledging Treinen's recent struggles and the need to evaluate current performance. Emmet Sheehan delivered seven shutout innings with ten strikeouts before Treinen entered in the eighth and issued two walks while allowing three hits, with the Giants scoring three runs off him. Treinen's September has included five losses and an 11.57 ERA, with three games this month in which he allowed three runs. Roberts emphasized restoring Treinen's confidence before deploying him in high-leverage situations. The Dodgers have six regular-season games left before the postseason and begin a series at Arizona Tuesday.
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