Some leads can only be trusted to Joe Kelly.
With the Dodgers ahead seven to zero last night entering the ninth inning and the pressure mightily upon their shoulders, Dave Roberts turned to the right hander and asked him to finish things off. Finish things off, he did.
Thirteen pitches. Three groundouts. Game over. Crisis averted.
It was a big outing for our hero, lowering his FIP to a sparkling 3.12 and reminding all of us why the flamethrower’s in a trust circle all to himself.
