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Dodgers know firsthand the dominance of a healthy Corey Knebel, so they acquired him

Dave Roberts doesn’t recall the details of the dugout chatter during the 2018 National League Championship Series as much as the gist of the exchanges.

The Dodgers outlasted Milwaukee in that seven-game series despite the dominance of Brewers reliever Josh Hader, a left-hander who was virtually untouchable in four games, giving up no runs and five hits while striking out 12 in 7 2/3 innings.

But stoking similar trepidation among Dodgers hitters was a less-heralded right-hander who pitched in six of the seven games, giving up one run and two hits, striking out 10 and walking two in seven innings: Corey Knebel, whom the Dodgers acquired in a Dec.