Although the Dodgers were able to pull out the win on Sunday Night Baseball against the Mets, it looked as though Dave Roberts was putting the team in a situation to lose. With two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, Roberts had a decision to make with Curtis Granderson coming to the plate.
u200bThe tying run was on first in a 2-1 ball game, Kershaw's pitch count had reached 115, his second highest of the young season, and Roberts saw himself with two options: Let Kershaw face the left hander and try to work out of the jam, or go to the bullpen, where Kenley Jansen was ready for a four out save opportunity.