In game one, I was a little mystified when Roberts pulled an absolutely dominant Kershaw at 80-ish pitches and put an inning each on Morrow and Jansen. Then last night he went Full LaRussa and somehow found himself on his 5th pitcher with no outs in the 7th, despite the fact that the good guys had only put together 4 hits to that point.
By the top of the 11th, the bench was empty, LA was down to their worst relief option and staring down the possibility of burning the game 4 starter, and the fucking catcher was playing second base. That is not great! By contrast, the Astros had Maybin, Fisher and Centeno available, Peacock, Gregerson, Liriano and Devo in the pen, and McHugh ready to pitch a whole extra game if needed.
In conclusion, a huge thanks to Dave Roberts for managing the absolute shit out of these games; don't change a thing.
