Dave Roberts Helped The Red Sox Grind The Dodgers Into Dust
Photo: Harry How (Getty Images) After walking Xander Bogaerts and striking out Eduardo Núñez in the top of the seventh, Dodgers starter Rich Hill was pulled by manager Dave Roberts from an outing in which he was tossing a shutout and had allowed just one hit. L.A.’s bullpen then turned a four-run lead into a 9-6 loss, and a World Series that was all set to be tied through four games now has the Red Sox sitting on a 3-1 lead and the Dodgers dealing with all sorts of recriminations. Roberts’s decision was undoubtedly questionable, both because Hill was pitching well and because Roberts had...
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