Roberts said he would not name a weekend closer in Jansen’s absence and dropped the names of six pitchers he could use in the late innings: right-handers Kenta Maeda, Ryan Madson, Dylan Floro and Stripling, and left-handers Scott Alexander and Caleb Ferguson. Jansen stayed home out of concern the high altitude could trigger another episode of atrial fibrilliation. … Joseph Lasorda, 83, the youngest brother of Dodgers Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda, died Thursday night in a car crash in Boca Raton, Fla. Tommy Lasorda is 90.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 08, 2018 01:41 UTC