""In that situation, I was actually 50-50," Roberts said when reflecting on that pivotal moment. "Obviously 99.9% of the time I've got my decision made, but in that moment I was kind of up in the air. ... It's just one of those moments, obviously the pitch count got up there, got two outs, walked two guys, and I just didn't know how much he had left in the tank. "So I felt convicted to get out there, make a quick little visit and kind of hear him. He was adamant that he wanted that last hitter, and I trusted him. He finished him off the right way, and just a huge boost for us.""
"Roberts had not seen Vesia emerge from the bullpen and when informed of that, quipped, "Theres the 99.9% of the time.""
""I've faced them a lot, I understand their lineup really well. Anytime I face a really good team, I try to bring the best out of myself and be ready," Snell said after the Dodgers' eighth sh"
Blake Snell largely commanded a talented Philadelphia lineup, issuing back-to-back walks with two outs in the seventh while his pitch count reached 107. The Dodgers led 3-0 when manager Dave Roberts initially sent Ben Rortvedt to the mound to buy time for reliever Alex Vesia. Roberts visited the mound, heard Snell lobby to stay, and allowed him to face the final hitter; Vesia had begun his jog and then retreated. Snell struck out Otto Kemp with five pitches, finished at 112 pitches and 12 strikeouts (season highs), matched a seven-inning outing, and limited the Phillies to two hits and two walks.
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