Roberts pulled Blake Snell, who pitched eight shutout innings with 10 strikeouts and only one hit, for Roki Sasaki to start the bottom of the 9th inning. As Clutch Points noted, Roberts stood by his decision after the game, calling it a difficult but calculated choice:

Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell delivered a performance for the ages in NLCS Game 1 against the Brewers, facing the minimum through 8 innings.