#dodgers-pitching

#dodgers-pitching

The Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitching thus far in the postseason has been dominant. It's one thing to shut down the Cincinnati Reds - a Wild Card team hovering around the .500 mark with an average offense. It's another thing to systematically break down the Philadelphia Phillies on the road in a hostile environment, not to mention limiting the three-headed monster of Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber, and Bryce Harper severely thus far.

"Oh, he's a real (postseason) option," Roberts said. "I don't know what capacity, but when you're playing meaningful games, young player, you're looking at how they handle their emotions. And Emmet is, I like to use the word unflappable, and it's a huge compliment. And he's unflappable."

They did lose Evan Phillips for the season due to Tommy John surgery, and Brusdar Graterol isn't expected to return from offseason right shoulder surgery despite an initial expectation he would return after the All-Star break. In terms of their starting rotation, Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow both have returned from the injured list, and Shohei Ohtani is successfully stretching out.