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By the time the inning ended, a pair of Los Angeles relievers had let nine runs cross the plate, punctuated by Addison Barger’s pinch-hit grand slam, the first in World Series history.

“They need to bounce back,” Roberts said of his relievers.

Left-handed reliever Alex Vesia was not on the roster, as he and his wife handle what the club said on Thursday was “a deeply personal family matter.”

“Very few people have a chance to do something as great as this organization has a chance to do,” reliever Blake Treinen added.

When their relievers collapsed down the stretch, they turned to rookie Roki Sasaki, who emerged as a dominant closer in the Dodgers’ time of need.