Jack Flaherty struggled in Game 5 of the NLCS, but that opened the door for an unsung hero to shine. Brent Honeywell stepped in during the fourth inning, pitching 4.2 innings and saving the Dodgers’ high-leverage arms for Game 6.
“I don’t do it for me, I do it for these guys in here,” Honeywell said. “I love these guys. I love Doc. I love everybody over here. I told [Roberts] in the dugout, ‘This is my game until it’s not.’ And I tried to keep us in the game.
“We had a shot to win.