Dodgers’ Dave Roberts Explains Decision to Pull River Ryan in Sixth Inning

The Los Angeles Dodgers avoided the sweep against the Houston Astros on Sunday with a 6-2 victory. While the victory was convincing, thanks to some insurance runs in the eighth and ninth innings, it was far from a win before the eighth inning.

The Dodgers led most of the game but were in a tough bind when Dodgers manager Dave Roberts took out starting rookie pitcher River Ryan after 5.2 innings of work. Ryan had his best outing in his short career, and Roberts made the tough decision to pull them out, and that decision almost bit the Dodgers in the butt.

Luckily, that wasn’t the case; however, fans weren’t happy with the call. After the game, Roberts spoke with the media, including Kirsten…