Los Angeles will be employing one of its infamous bullpen games on the heels of a 10-9 loss to the Chicago Cubs in 10 innings. Starter Dustin May was called on to eat some innings in the first of a three-game set, and it was already expected that the Dodgers would have to go with a bullpen game for one of the games in this Chicago series.

There’s a conceit among some around baseball that managers don’t have much impact on winning and losing. Clearly, however, the Dodgers and especially the Cubs have taken the opposite position.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have Shohei Ohtani back in the lineup, and manager Dave Roberts revealed why he might just be even better after missing two games.