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Column: Dave Roberts and Dodgers remain confident in their World Series pitching strategy

NEW YORK — The Dodgers trailed by one run, with four innings to go. Did the Dodgers consider using one of their top relievers?

“Doesn’t make sense,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

The Dodgers trailed by two runs, with two innings to go. A bloop and a blast, as they say, and the Dodgers would have tied the game. Did the Dodgers consider using one of their top relievers?

“No,” Roberts said.

This is the World Series, not the third week of August.

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The Dodgers could have gone for the jugular, and the World Series sweep, against the New York Yankees on Tuesday.