Dodgers News: Dave Roberts Reveals Pitch Limit for Bobby Miller

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With NLDS Game 2 getting underway, Bobby Miller makes his first postseason start ever and takes the mound for the first time in more than a week. All eyes will certainly be on the Dodgers rookie right-hander in LA who is expected to pitch deep into the game following Clayton Kershaw's Game 1 struggles.

How deep Miller goes, however, manager Dave Roberts addressed before the game.

"I think 80 to 90 pitches, 95 pitches, something like that would be a ceiling. I do know we've got four guys in the pen that are raring and anxious to pitch that are a big reason why we are here tonight. So to be able to use those guys tonight, I think, is of benefit."

Roberts added that there was no exact game plan the team is working off of and would treat the evening as more of a "read and react" situation.

"I'm just going to sit here and watch Bobby and I trust Bobby. I expect him to take down a lot of outs tonight and then we'll see where we go from there."

By all accounts, Miller is ready to be a workhorse for LA this October, but that all starts with a shutdown outing on Monday night.


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Clint Pasillas
CLINT PASILLAS

Clint is the lead editor of Inside the Dodgers and personality on Dodgers Nation's network of programming. His work has been published on SI, DN, and Bleacher Report over the last decade.