Bullpen comes to the rescue as Dodgers open trip with win over Nationals
Los Angeles Times -

After weeks of worrisome late-game blunders, there finally was redemption for the Dodgers bullpen Tuesday night. On a night their starting pitcher failed to complete five innings, and their lineup managed only one run before the final couple of frames, it was five other numbers that keyed a 4-1 Dodgers win over Washington at Nationals Park. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. As in, the five goose eggs the Dodgers' once-struggling bullpen put on the scoreboard. “The bullpen,” manager Dave Roberts said, “was really...

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