The way Dave Roberts framed it, Wednesday was a day for composure, not concern.
The Dodgers manager wasn’t looking for his players to give impassioned speeches, even in the wake of Tuesday’s gut-punch of a loss that ended on a triple play.
He didn’t fire up the clubhouse or hold some impromptu late-season meeting, even with the team’s division lead melting like ice.
Instead, in the second act of this week’s pivotal three-game series against the San Diego Padres, all Roberts desired was a clean, complete performance from his injury-plagued but ever-resilient squad.