ANAHEIM — Who could have imagined that by mid-August, Justin Wrobleski would be at the top of Dave Roberts’ trust tree?

Then again, the allegorical greenery that represents the current level of confidence in the Dodgers’ relief pitchers has looked more like a malnourished shrub in recent weeks. Anyone know the right plant food to replenish this thing before the San Diego Padres – the first-place Padres – show up at The Ravine on Friday night?

Another lead blown, another close game lost Wednesday night at Angel Stadium, and in the wake of the Angels’ 6-5 victory – achieved on Logan O’Hoppe’s go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning on Edgardo Henriquez’s 103.2 mph four-seamer – it must be noted that in the history of the game, only five times has a defending World Series champion been

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