Dodgers’ trust in Mookie Betts provides defining moment: Where there’s a wheel, there’s a way

Dodgers’ trust in Mookie Betts provides defining moment: Where there’s a wheel, there’s a way

PHILADELPHIA – As his bullpen once again threatened to descend into chaos, Dave Roberts left it to his players to come up with a way to get out of it. The Los Angeles Dodgers were at risk of squandering a potential commanding lead in the National League Division Series when Roberts summoned Alex Vesia into the cauldron.

Dodgers NLDS: Mookie Betts shifts focus away from wheel play

The Los Angeles Dodgers earned a hard-fought 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of the National League Division Series after Mookie Betts and Max Muncy pulled off a wheel play to get an important out at third base. It occurred when Bryson Stott attempted to bunt Nick Castellanos over after his two-run double that pulled the Phillies within a run. With Muncy playing in, he quickly fielded the ball and fired it over to Betts who was …