It appeared likely that the Fall Classic would be shifting back to Dodger Stadium for a potential Game 6 as the Dodgers trailed the Yankees by five runs after four innings.
I will tell you this now publicly, I was so afraid to come back to Los Angeles for Game 6. Knowing we still had (Yoshinobu) Yamamoto in our back pocket, but the point being is that if we were to come back, the noise, the pressure, becomes real.
As Roberts noted, he had to get creative to secure the Dodgers' win in Game 5. That entailed using Blake Treinen for 2.1 innings and Walker Buehler getting the ball in the ninth.
If the Yankees forced a potential Game 6, they would have returned to Dodger Stadium with all the momentum on their side. L.A. still would have been in a good spot with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound.
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