The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the San Francisco Giants 2-0 on Friday night, with Roki Sasaki pitching the eighth inning and Tanner Scott working the ninth. The tandem’s performances help preserve the shutout, and both outings are highlighted as signs the Dodgers’ late-inning bullpen could be reliable during the playoffs.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts acknowledges that the order of those relievers in playoff games is not predetermined. Even so, the game is presented by multiple outlets as a useful indicator of how the team’s high-leverage arms perform in sequence. The reports focus less on broad game details and more on what this specific matchup suggests for end-of-game scenarios, with both Sasaki and Scott portrayed as capable late-inning options for Los Angeles.
