So Mattingly now has the luxury of the lead, the dwindling schedule and a 34-man roster that includes 10 relievers, six of which were used over the final three innings. It all worked, as Chris Hatcher pitched a scoreless eighth inning and Kenley Jansen a scoreless ninth for his 30th save.
"We weren't going to push [Greinke] tonight after the last game [114 pitches against the Giants], he threw lot of pitches and battled," said Mattingly. "You can ask Zack, he wasn't the typical Zack, not as sharp as he can be. We made that decision not tax him tonight.