"Despite Roki Sasaki warming up in the seventh inning and, to that point, having yet to give up an earned run in relief through his last four innings of regular season and postseason play, Roberts put right-hander Blake Treinen into the game. Through the month of September, Treinen collected a 9.64 ERA, but in 1.1 innings in the Wild Card round, allowed just one hit."
"Treinen ended up allowing two earned runs off three hits and failed to record an out in the ninth inning. Alex Vesia then entered the game to collect a pair of outs, and Roberts was forced to go to Sasaki to close out the game. MLB Network's Mark DeRosa claimed that he "completely understood" the move to get Treinen in the game since Roberts needs to "expand the circle of trust" with his bullpen."
The Los Angeles Dodgers escaped a narrow Game 2 NLDS win over the Philadelphia Phillies amid late-inning bullpen turbulence. The Dodgers built a four-run seventh-inning lead, and after Emmet Sheehan allowed a run across two innings, manager Dave Roberts chose Blake Treinen over Roki Sasaki, despite Sasaki warming up and recent scoreless relief. Treinen had struggled in September but showed past effectiveness; he allowed two earned runs and failed to record an out in the ninth. Alex Vesia recorded two outs, and Sasaki closed the game. MLB Network's Mark DeRosa defended deploying Treinen to expand Roberts' bullpen trust.
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