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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
Jenson comes in and blows it, thats fine. At least you had your obviously best option and player on the mound.
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Jansen has been a mess for 6-8 weeks. He isn't anything resembling the pitcher he was 2 years ago; maybe not even last season. I said in the Cards thread that he'd cost the Dodgers at least a game or 2 in the post-season because in my eyes he was almost unusable. 91 mph cutters with spotty command and a breaking pitch that exists primarly for effect only simply doesn't get many quality hitters out.
The real problem was Kershaw over Maeda. Maeda gets them into the 9th with a 3-1 lead and then you have Kelly shut them down. Kelly's REALLY good when he has his stuff and can just fire darts for short stints - well he came out on fire last night and would've mowed through anyone.
The game was lost when he went to Kershaw instead of his actual best reliever in Maeda. By the 10th it was gonna be white-knuckle all the way anyway. Jansen is more name than ability at this point.