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Dodgers: Dave Roberts Explains Himself for Having Heaney Pitch in Relief on Thursday

The Dodgers continue to add to their franchise record total with win 108 against the Padres on Thursday, but the story comes from the bullpen rotation by Dave Roberts. Brusdar Graterol drew the start for the Dodgers and pitched one inning recording two earned runs and one strikeout, the only two scores by the Padres for the remainder of the game.

In the second inning, Andrew Heaney came into the game and went on to pitch 4.0 innings delivering six strikeouts and zero earned runs. This was done on purpose by Roberts who had a postseason rotation in mind with Heaney coming out of the bullpen.