After blanking the New York Mets 9–0 in Game 1 of the NLCS, they will have the chance to break the record during Game 2 on Monday evening. Ahead of that tilt, Dave Roberts told reporters what the team's pitching plans are.

This time, though, Roberts landed on one good outcome after another, all while navigating a treacherous pitching path in Games 4 and 5. Friedman called his manager’s maneuvering “surgical.” The talented, electric Padres could not get off the operating table, much less recover.

Dave Roberts is one the most maligned and second-guessed managers in baseball, and yet, over the final three games of the NLDS, every move he made was the right one.