PHILADELPHIA -- The Dodgers have a weapon in the bullpen that seemed unlikely even a week ago.

Roki Sasaki , sidelined since May with a right shoulder impingement, has been dealing since he returned on Sept. 24 in a relief role. He has yet to give up a run and has allowed only one hit over his last three outings.

His emergence couldn’t have come at a more pivotal moment for the Dodgers.

“I just feel like he wants the ball, and everybody else should feel the same way,” Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas said on Friday, ahead of Saturday’s Game 1 of the NLDS against the Phillies. “Roki has been setting the bar really really high for everybody else because he wants to pitch, and everybody else should feel the same way. It doesn't matter what the score is. You've got to come in and attack hitt

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