The Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the NLDS after sweeping the Cincinnati Reds in the Wild Card round. The Dodgers’ pitching proved to be a massive advantage in the matchup. Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto made postseason history with back-to-back dominant starts. And Los Angeles unveiled a new ninth-inning weapon.

Roki Sasaki took the mound in the final frame of Game 2 and closed out the Reds with an overwhelming performance in his postseason debut. The former starter was making just his third-career appearance as a reliever. But the Dodgers are clearly comfortable with using him in high-leverage situations.

Despite his success in the new role, Sasaki isn’t sure he could dominate as a reliever for a full season, according to Dodgers Nation. “The difficulty of pitching in reli

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