MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - MAY 01: Alex Vesia #51 of the Milwaukee Brewers throws a pitch during the eleventh inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on May 01, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Perhaps it’s just the losing streak talking (10-of-13 with what was supposed to be the deepest roster in baseball), but we’re not sure why Dave Roberts managed the Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen one inning at a time after Dustin May’s injury.
Whether it can be justified or not, it didn’t work, leaving the most important innings of an extra-innings battle with the Brewers reasonably uncovered — or, at least, handled by two people who were not supposed to be with the big league club on May 1.