Dodgers envision Kenta Maeda pitching high-leverage relief innings in October

LOS ANGELES – Three weeks remain in the regular season, and the Dodgers are still tinkering with their bullpen. Kenta Maeda served as a long reliever Sunday against the San Francisco Giants, the second consecutive game in which he’s filled that role. He pitched four scoreless innings, allowed one single, walked none, and struck out six.
That is not the role Maeda will fill in October.
“In the postseason, Kenta’s value essentially is to be available every game,” Mana