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The Dodgers' bullpen has the confidence to be dangerous for the Cubs

CHICAGO - A baseball team must secure at least 27 outs in order to win a game, and so Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts fills the hours before each postseason contest contemplating a countdown.

He consults with his coaching staff and the analysts from the front office. He gauges the readiness of his various relievers. The group assembles a plan, one they trust Roberts to implement. Each action functions toward the larger goal of assembling a plan to compile the required number of outs.

"There are things that I have in my mind that gives each player the best chance to have

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