After Kenley Jansen blew another save Wednesday night, the Dodgers gave Casey Sadler the first save attempt of his career. Although he did allow a base hit, Sadler recorded two strikes in what was a relatively non-eventful save. According to Baseball-Reference, that was the first high leverage work for Casey this season.
Sadler has pitched well for the Dodgers, owning a 1.53 ERA as a Dodger yet most of his work so far has come in low leverage situations. After shining in his first save attempt, it’s time for the club to give him some high leverage innings.