LOS ANGELES -- Roki Sasaki hasn't been officially declared the closer, but he might as well be. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday that Sasaki is "definitely the primary option now" in the ninth inning, but that is also contingent on his workload.

"We have to win X amount of games [ to secure a championship ] , and he's not going to close every game," Roberts said before Tuesday's workout from Dodger Stadium. "It's just not feasible, so, you've got to use other guys."

Roberts attempted to do that in Game 2 of the National League Division Series on Monday night, deploying Blake Treinen with a three-run lead in the ninth inning. But Treinen allowed the first three batters to reach, cutting the Philadelphia Phillies ' deficit to a single run. Alex Vesia foll

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