The Los Angeles Dodgers swept the San Diego Padres this past weekend to regain control of the NL West in dominant fashion. After relief pitcher Alex Vesia entered a tie game with one out in the eighth inning, manager Dave Roberts appeared to be ready to take him out after collecting two outs.
Vesia, however, had other plans while superstar Mookie Betts broke a tie to set up the southpaw for a five-out save.
“They told me I was done. And I was just like, ‘No,’” Vesia said. “So I told Doc, I walked up to him and said, ‘Hey, if we’re up [in the ninth], I want it.