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Dodgers must let Kenley Jansen work through his struggles

Friday night, the Dodgers blew another game after Kenley Jansen failed to convert a save for the fifth time this season. Jansen is now 26-31 in save opportunities this season and while his closer job doesn’t appear to be in jeopardy yet, Dave Roberts was blunt about what happened after the game stating that his closer lacked life on his pitches.

Statistically speaking, Kenley is not having a bad season but it is certainly a subpar season for his standards. He has a .218 opponent’s average and 1.07 WHIP which would be good for many relievers but not for Kenley Jansen.