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Dodgers quickly decide Dave Roberts’ fate after playoff debacle

By Mollie Walker

October 11, 2019 | 12:26pm | Updated

The Dodgers’ season came to a stunning end at the hands of the Nationals in the National League Division Series on Wednesday, and manager Dave Roberts took a lot of heat for the short postseason run.
But Roberts, who came to the team in 2016, will return next season, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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The 2016 NL Manager of the Year led the Dodgers to the World Series in 2017 and 2018, which earned him a contract extension last December. Roberts has three years remaining on the contract, which runs through 2022.
The Dodgers have gone 393-256 (.606) in the regular season and 25-22 (.532) in the playoffs under Roberts, winning the National League West title in each of his four seasons.
Roberts was heavily scrutinized for his use of Clayton Kershaw in relief in the Game 5 loss Wednesday. After escaping a jam in the seventh, the veteran pitcher gave up back-to-back homers in the eighth to blow a 3-1 lead. Roberts was also criticized for leaving Joe Kelly in too long. After a scoreless ninth, Kelly allowed the first three batters to reach in the 10th before Howie Kendrick hit a grand slam in the 7-3 defeat.
“If the blame falls on me, I’ve got no problem with it,” Roberts said after the loss. “I feel that my job is to put guys in the best position to have success, and if it doesn’t work out, there’s always going to be second-guessing. And I got no problem wearing the brunt of that. That’s OK.”