Not every team has a Ranger Suárez.
Not every World Series team has a Ranger Suárez.
But the Philadelphia Phillies reached the playoffs in part because Suárez posted a 3.65 ERA across 155 1/3 innings, developing into a pretty effective No. 3 starter behind the one-two punch of Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler.
They were able to clinch the National League pennant last Sunday because Suárez — two days after throwing five innings in a start — inherited a rather tumultuous situation from David Robertson, only to close out the final game of the NLCS, stranding runners on second and third base.