Alexander: Dodgers don’t need home runs in Game 1 of NLDS

Those who watch the Dodgers regularly understand the meaning perfectly when one of their hitters gets on base with, shall we say, an inelegant hit, and his peers in the dugout all start shaking their hands sideways, palms in.
For the uninitiated, it means, “Barrels are overrated.” In other words, you don’t have to hit it on the screws to be productive.
And with whatever remains of their postseason being played in a ballpark that might as well be the epitome of Texas – eve