Shohei Ohtani, Dave Roberts, & the Dodgers Bullpen: LA Snatches Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
Once again, the Los Angeles Dodgers had a lead against the NL East champion Phillies. This time, superstar unicorn Shohei Ohtani allowed zero hits in his five innings of work. Justin Wrobleski came in, and six batters later, the 4-0 Dodgers lead was a 5-4 deficit. L.A. battled back to tie the game at 6 in the eighth inning, but Blake Treinen allowed a two-out, three-run homer in the ninth and the Dodgers drop another heartbreaker.
Jeff Snider is here to talk about Dave Roberts' decision to pull Ohtani, the terrible performances from Wrobleski and Treinen, and what should have been a special…
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