- ABC News
- October 10, 2024
SAN DIEGO -- With the rotation decimated, the lineup wounded and the season hanging in the balance, a group of close to 12 Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers walked toward Petco Park's center-field bullpen late Wednesday afternoon to attempt what at that point seemed improbable -- tame a vaunted San Diego Padres offense, quiet an effervescent opposing crowd and send this National League Division Series back to L.A. Their only hope was to do what they always do -- band together, follow the plan laid out for them and prepare for it all to unravel. "Obviously stuff can change," said Daniel Hudson, the most senior member of that group. "I mean everybody's got a plan until they get punched in the mouth, right?" On this night, in a must-win Game 4, it was the Dodgers who did the punching, deploying eight relievers to shut out the Padres and capture an 8-0 win, setting up a winner-take-all Game 5 from Dodger Stadium on Friday. Along the way, Ryan Brasier, ...