As Dave Roberts journeyed from the bench to the mound Saturday night, the fans in Dodger Stadium started to boo. The closer the manager moved to the mound, the louder the boos became.
Then again, the Dodgers were ahead by four runs. What in the name of Jonathan Broxton could possibly go wrong?
Hill’s premature departure started a chain of events that resulted not only in the Dodgers blowing their hard-earned advantage, but allowing the Boston Red Sox to blow open the game in the ninth inning.
Defeated 9-6, the Dodgers trail the World Series three games to one.