The Dodgers came into this Fall Classic as prohibitive favorites to win it all, and as the series heads to Game 5 tied at 2-2, not only does it have the makings of a close matchup, but if anyone has looked like the more dominant team at times, it has been Toronto. The Blue Jays have beaten the Dodgers by a combined total of 11 runs in their two wins, and it probably could’ve been worse if not for a few garbage-time runs from Los Angeles. Above all else, the reason behind this is the unsurprising yet still underwhelming performance of the Dodgers’ bullpen, which was once again on display in Game 4.

The bullpen’s vulnerability helps tell the tale of a Shohei Ohtani outing that turned out far worse than it probably should have. With shades of the prime Clayton Kershaw years, Dave Roberts had

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