Dave Roberts walked out to the mound once, then again, in the seventh inning, two lonely treks with his team's season on the brink.
The first time, the Dodgers still had a lead. They were still nine outs away from a season-saving win in Game 4 of the National League Division Series. They still had all their October goals within reach.
By the manager's second visit, however, the score was tied, the San Diego Padres were threatening, and the Dodgers were suddenly hanging by a thread.
