LOS ANGELES -- While clinching a postseason berth is the top priority over the final week of the regular season, the Dodgers are trying to do it with an eye on the roster they hope will be needed for October.
So, the save that Kenley Jansen converted so impressively Saturday night with a pair of bases-loaded strikeouts was necessitated by the shaky outing of left-handed reliever Tony Cingrani, who was such a vital bullpen component after his acquisition last year.
It was only Cingrani's second outing since returning from three months off with a sore shoulder and it didn't go well, two hits and a hit batter leaving a mess for Jansen to clean up.