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And by the time the Dodgers finally showed some life offensively, when they scored three times in the ninth and had the tying run on base, it was much too little, much too late.

“For us offensively, it’s going to come down to pace and being willing to execute,” Roberts said.

“He’s just such a valuable player to us offensively, as a pitcher,” Roberts said.

Appalachia today includes pockets of extreme poverty and its inhabitants are often offensively depicted as "hillbillies" - simple, unsophisticated and poor.

“Defensively, he was already to play in the big leagues. He made some unbelievable plays … But offensively, he found his stroke. His plate discipline was more consistent. And he had an unbelievable season.”