During this 2020 playoff run, the Tampa Bay Rays have leaned hard on their bullpen to sustain leads. Whether it be the third inning, the sixth, or any any other other point in the game where the Rays have a lead and the need to preserve it, they have turned to their top-end relievers to close out the game.
So far in the playoffs that has mostly meant it was up to Nick Anderson, Diego Castillo, and Pete Fairbanks to end any hopes for the opposition.
Against the New York Yankees and Houston Astros, with their righty-heavy lineups, there hasn’t been a need or an opportunity for left-handed relievers, but this Los Angeles Dodgers offense is different.